diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index b64aab1..316faab 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ zaqar_unreliable: true
 # zaqar packages that must be installed before anything else
 zaqar_requires_pip_packages:
   - virtualenv
-  - virtualenv-tools
   - python-keystoneclient # Keystoneclient needed to OSA keystone lib
 
 # Common pip packages
diff --git a/tasks/zaqar_install.yml b/tasks/zaqar_install.yml
index 9d7e367..942efe4 100644
--- a/tasks/zaqar_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/zaqar_install.yml
@@ -133,9 +133,11 @@
     - zaqar-pip-packages
 
 - name: Update virtualenv path
-  command: >
-    virtualenv-tools --update-path=auto --reinitialize {{ zaqar_bin | dirname }}
+  shell: |
+    find {{ zaqar_bin }} -name \*.pyc -delete
+    sed -si '1s/^.*python.*$/#!{{ zaqar_bin | replace ('/','\/') }}\/python/' {{ zaqar_bin }}/*
   when: zaqar_get_venv | changed
   tags:
+    - skip_ansible_lint
     - zaqar-install
     - zaqar-pip-packages