diff --git a/vars/redhat-7.yml b/vars/redhat-7.yml
index bea45d07..6dbc79f6 100644
--- a/vars/redhat-7.yml
+++ b/vars/redhat-7.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 ceilometer_distro_packages:
   - git
   - python-keystoneclient # Keystoneclient needed to OSA keystone lib
-  - rpcbind
-  - rsync
 
 ceilometer_devel_distro_packages:
   - systemd-devel
diff --git a/vars/suse-42.yml b/vars/suse-42.yml
index ea5d08a5..a111af68 100644
--- a/vars/suse-42.yml
+++ b/vars/suse-42.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 ceilometer_distro_packages:
   - git-core
   - python-keystoneclient # Keystoneclient needed to OSA keystone lib
-  - rpcbind
-  - rsync
 
 ceilometer_devel_distro_packages:
   - pkg-config
diff --git a/vars/ubuntu.yml b/vars/ubuntu.yml
index 7bb8372a..bc7bbb52 100644
--- a/vars/ubuntu.yml
+++ b/vars/ubuntu.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ cache_timeout: 600
 ceilometer_distro_packages:
   - git
   - python-keystoneclient # Keystoneclient needed to OSA keystone lib
-  - rpcbind
-  - rsync
 
 ceilometer_devel_distro_packages: []