diff --git a/tasks/nova_install_source.yml b/tasks/nova_install_source.yml
index 3913d9ba..e16e369f 100644
--- a/tasks/nova_install_source.yml
+++ b/tasks/nova_install_source.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
   vars:
     venv_build_distro_package_list: "{{ nova_devel_distro_packages }}"
     venv_install_destination_path: "{{ nova_bin | dirname }}"
-    venv_install_distro_package_list: "{{ nova_distro_packages }}"
     venv_pip_install_args: "{{ nova_pip_install_args }}"
     venv_pip_packages: >-
       {{ nova_pip_packages +
diff --git a/vars/source_install.yml b/vars/source_install.yml
index 6f674c63..6eff93ec 100644
--- a/vars/source_install.yml
+++ b/vars/source_install.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ nova_package_list: |-
   {% if nova_oslomsg_amqp1_enabled | bool %}
   {%   set _ = packages.extend(nova_compute_oslomsg_amqp1_distro_packages) %}
   {% endif %}
-  {% set _ = packages.extend(nova_devel_distro_packages) %}
   {{ packages }}
 
 _nova_bin: "/openstack/venvs/nova-{{ nova_venv_tag }}/bin"