diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index d01e019e..b63baf75 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -258,7 +258,6 @@ ceilometer_pip_packages:
   - osprofiler
   - PyMySQL
   - pymongo
-  - python-ceilometerclient
   - python-memcached
   - systemd-python
   - tooz[zake]