diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 1df3d89..30348b3 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ trove_requires_pip_packages:
   - python-glanceclient
   - python-keystoneclient
   - virtualenv
-  - virtualenv-tools
   - shade
   - futures
 
diff --git a/tasks/trove_install.yml b/tasks/trove_install.yml
index bc8ca50..95e2c50 100644
--- a/tasks/trove_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/trove_install.yml
@@ -122,9 +122,13 @@
     - trove_get_venv | changed
 
 - name: Update virtualenv path
-  command: >
-    virtualenv-tools --update-path=auto --reinitialize {{ trove_bin | dirname }}
+  shell: |
+    find {{ trove_bin }} -name \*.pyc -delete
+    sed -si '1s/^.*python.*$/#!{{ trove_bin | replace ('/','\/') }}\/python/' {{ trove_bin }}/*
+    virtualenv {{ trove_bin | dirname }}
   when: trove_get_venv | changed
+  tags:
+    - skip_ansible_lint
 
 - name: Record the venv tag deployed
   ini_file: