diff --git a/playbooks/legacy/openstackci-beaker-centos-7/run.yaml b/playbooks/legacy/openstackci-beaker-centos-7/run.yaml
index 127b8eed..0377dad9 100644
--- a/playbooks/legacy/openstackci-beaker-centos-7/run.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/legacy/openstackci-beaker-centos-7/run.yaml
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@
         path: '{{ ansible_user_dir }}/workspace'
         state: directory
 
-    - shell:
-        cmd: sudo pip install "pip<8" "virtualenv<14"
-        chdir: '{{ ansible_user_dir }}/workspace'
-      environment: '{{ zuul | zuul_legacy_vars }}'
-
     - shell:
         cmd: |
           /usr/zuul-env/bin/zuul-cloner --cache-dir /opt/git \
diff --git a/playbooks/legacy/openstackci-beaker-ubuntu-trusty/run.yaml b/playbooks/legacy/openstackci-beaker-ubuntu-trusty/run.yaml
index 5a4bf0b3..a535287b 100644
--- a/playbooks/legacy/openstackci-beaker-ubuntu-trusty/run.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/legacy/openstackci-beaker-ubuntu-trusty/run.yaml
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@
         path: '{{ ansible_user_dir }}/workspace'
         state: directory
 
-    - shell:
-        cmd: sudo pip install "pip<8" "virtualenv<14"
-        chdir: '{{ ansible_user_dir }}/workspace'
-      environment: '{{ zuul | zuul_legacy_vars }}'
-
     - shell:
         cmd: |
           /usr/zuul-env/bin/zuul-cloner --cache-dir /opt/git \
diff --git a/playbooks/legacy/openstackci-beaker/run.yaml b/playbooks/legacy/openstackci-beaker/run.yaml
index 81bb91f4..5180df47 100644
--- a/playbooks/legacy/openstackci-beaker/run.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/legacy/openstackci-beaker/run.yaml
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@
         path: '{{ ansible_user_dir }}/workspace'
         state: directory
 
-    - shell:
-        cmd: sudo pip install "pip<8" "virtualenv<14"
-        chdir: '{{ ansible_user_dir }}/workspace'
-      environment: '{{ zuul | zuul_legacy_vars }}'
-
     - shell:
         cmd: |
           /usr/zuul-env/bin/zuul-cloner --cache-dir /opt/git \