diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 6bd8a1c..f0ce495 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ barbican_ssl_self_signed_subject: "/C=US/ST=Texas/L=San Antonio/O=IT/CN={{ inter
 # packages required to execute the role
 barbican_requires_pip_packages:
   - virtualenv
-  - virtualenv-tools
   - python-keystoneclient # Keystoneclient needed by OSA keystone lib
 
 # packages required to run the barbican service
diff --git a/tasks/barbican_install.yml b/tasks/barbican_install.yml
index 2f58cfc..ef94bb5 100644
--- a/tasks/barbican_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/barbican_install.yml
@@ -108,9 +108,12 @@
     - barbican_get_venv | changed
 
 - name: Update virtualenv path
-  command: >
-    virtualenv-tools --update-path=auto --reinitialize {{ barbican_bin | dirname }}
+  shell: |
+    find {{ barbican_bin }} -name \*.pyc -delete
+    sed -si '1s/^.*python.*$/#!{{ barbican_bin | replace ('/','\/') }}\/python/' {{ barbican_bin }}/*
   when: barbican_get_venv | changed
+  tags:
+    - skip_ansible_lint
 
 - name: Record the venv tag deployed
   ini_file: