diff --git a/doc/source/index.rst b/doc/source/index.rst
index dd690973..689e9387 100644
--- a/doc/source/index.rst
+++ b/doc/source/index.rst
@@ -27,11 +27,12 @@ Default variables
    :start-after: under the License.
 
 
-Required variables
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Dependencies
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-This list is not exhaustive at present. See role internals for further
-details.
+This role needs pip >= 7.1 installed on the target host.
+
+This role needs to have the following variables defined:
 
 .. code-block:: yaml
 
@@ -41,6 +42,9 @@ details.
       # Hostname or IP address of the Galera database
       cinder_galera_address: "1.2.3.4"
 
+This list is not exhaustive at present. See role internals for further
+details.
+
 Example playbook
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/meta/main.yml b/meta/main.yml
index e6cc3bcc..cf5bbbe7 100644
--- a/meta/main.yml
+++ b/meta/main.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ galaxy_info:
     - development
     - openstack
 dependencies:
-  - pip_install
   - role: apt_package_pinning
     when:
       - ansible_pkg_mgr == 'apt'