diff --git a/tools/install_venv_common.py b/tools/install_venv_common.py
index e6cccc59..e279159a 100644
--- a/tools/install_venv_common.py
+++ b/tools/install_venv_common.py
@@ -119,16 +119,13 @@ class InstallVenv(object):
 
         self.pip_install('-r', self.requirements, '-r', self.test_requirements)
 
-    def post_process(self):
-        self.get_distro().post_process()
-
     def parse_args(self, argv):
         """Parses command-line arguments."""
         parser = optparse.OptionParser()
         parser.add_option('-n', '--no-site-packages',
                           action='store_true',
                           help="Do not inherit packages from global Python "
-                               "install")
+                               "install.")
         return parser.parse_args(argv[1:])[0]
 
 
@@ -154,14 +151,6 @@ class Distro(InstallVenv):
                  ' requires virtualenv, please install it using your'
                  ' favorite package management tool' % self.project)
 
-    def post_process(self):
-        """Any distribution-specific post-processing gets done here.
-
-        In particular, this is useful for applying patches to code inside
-        the venv.
-        """
-        pass
-
 
 class Fedora(Distro):
     """This covers all Fedora-based distributions.
@@ -173,10 +162,6 @@ class Fedora(Distro):
         return self.run_command_with_code(['rpm', '-q', pkg],
                                           check_exit_code=False)[1] == 0
 
-    def apply_patch(self, originalfile, patchfile):
-        self.run_command(['patch', '-N', originalfile, patchfile],
-                         check_exit_code=False)
-
     def install_virtualenv(self):
         if self.check_cmd('virtualenv'):
             return
@@ -185,27 +170,3 @@ class Fedora(Distro):
             self.die("Please install 'python-virtualenv'.")
 
         super(Fedora, self).install_virtualenv()
-
-    def post_process(self):
-        """Workaround for a bug in eventlet.
-
-        This currently affects RHEL6.1, but the fix can safely be
-        applied to all RHEL and Fedora distributions.
-
-        This can be removed when the fix is applied upstream.
-
-        Nova: https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/884915
-        Upstream: https://bitbucket.org/eventlet/eventlet/issue/89
-        RHEL: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/958868
-        """
-
-        if os.path.exists('contrib/redhat-eventlet.patch'):
-            # Install "patch" program if it's not there
-            if not self.check_pkg('patch'):
-                self.die("Please install 'patch'.")
-
-            # Apply the eventlet patch
-            self.apply_patch(os.path.join(self.venv, 'lib', self.py_version,
-                                          'site-packages',
-                                          'eventlet/green/subprocess.py'),
-                             'contrib/redhat-eventlet.patch')