diff --git a/vars/redhat-7.yml b/vars/redhat-7.yml
index e29c68f..e1619b5 100644
--- a/vars/redhat-7.yml
+++ b/vars/redhat-7.yml
@@ -22,13 +22,6 @@ pip_install_distro_build_packages:
   - python-devel
   - yum-plugin-priorities
 
-pip_required_pip_packages:
-  - ndg-httpsclient # SSL SNI support
-  - pyasn1 # SSL SNI support
-  - pyOpenSSL # SSL SNI support
-  - requests # SSL SNI support
-  - urllib3 # SSL SNI support
-
 pip_install_remove_distro_packages:
   - centos-openstack-release-*
   - centos-release-ceph-jewel
diff --git a/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml b/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml
index a882b3c..319a8d7 100644
--- a/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml
+++ b/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml
@@ -25,9 +25,3 @@ pip_install_distro_build_packages:
   - libffi-dev
   - libssl-dev
   - python3-dev
-
-pip_required_pip_packages:
-  - pyasn1 # SSL SNI support
-  - pyOpenSSL # SSL SNI support
-  - requests # SSL SNI support
-  - urllib3 # SSL SNI support