diff --git a/tasks/ceilometer_install_source.yml b/tasks/ceilometer_install_source.yml
index 848ba582..3f5d6f15 100644
--- a/tasks/ceilometer_install_source.yml
+++ b/tasks/ceilometer_install_source.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
   vars:
     venv_build_distro_package_list: "{{ ceilometer_devel_distro_packages }}"
     venv_install_destination_path: "{{ ceilometer_bin | dirname }}"
-    venv_install_distro_package_list: "{{ ceilometer_distro_packages }}"
     venv_pip_install_args: "{{ ceilometer_pip_install_args }}"
     venv_pip_packages: "{{ (ceilometer_oslomsg_amqp1_enabled | bool) | ternary(ceilometer_pip_packages + ceilometer_optional_oslomsg_amqp1_pip_packages, ceilometer_pip_packages) }}"
     venv_facts_when_changed:
diff --git a/vars/source_install.yml b/vars/source_install.yml
index 857ce48f..a1766e0a 100644
--- a/vars/source_install.yml
+++ b/vars/source_install.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 ceilometer_package_list: |-
-  {% set packages = (ceilometer_distro_packages + ceilometer_devel_distro_packages) %}
+  {% set packages = (ceilometer_distro_packages) %}
   {% if ceilometer_oslomsg_amqp1_enabled | bool %}
   {%   set _ = packages.extend(ceilometer_oslomsg_amqp1_distro_packages) %}
   {% endif %}