diff --git a/files/apts/nova b/files/apts/nova
index 60119adeea..69d0a35f4d 100644
--- a/files/apts/nova
+++ b/files/apts/nova
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ socat # used by ajaxterm
 python-mox
 python-paste
 python-migrate
-python-gflags
 python-greenlet
 python-libvirt # NOPRIME
 python-libxml2
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@ python-numpy # used by websockify for spice console
 python-pastedeploy
 python-eventlet
 python-cheetah
-python-carrot
 python-tempita
 python-sqlalchemy
 python-suds
diff --git a/files/rpms-suse/nova b/files/rpms-suse/nova
index ee75966e94..c5a58b9635 100644
--- a/files/rpms-suse/nova
+++ b/files/rpms-suse/nova
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ python-Routes
 python-SQLAlchemy
 python-Tempita
 python-boto
-python-carrot
 python-cheetah
 python-eventlet
 python-feedparser
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ python-mox
 python-mysql
 python-numpy # needed by websockify for spice console
 python-paramiko
-python-python-gflags
 python-sqlalchemy-migrate
 python-suds
 python-xattr # needed for glance which is needed for nova --- this shouldn't be here
diff --git a/files/rpms/neutron b/files/rpms/neutron
index 06ea0ea35d..9fafecbf52 100644
--- a/files/rpms/neutron
+++ b/files/rpms/neutron
@@ -21,4 +21,3 @@ rabbitmq-server # NOPRIME
 qpid-cpp-server        # NOPRIME
 sqlite
 sudo
-vconfig
diff --git a/files/rpms/nova b/files/rpms/nova
index 45d6e0bfb1..e05d0d7a7e 100644
--- a/files/rpms/nova
+++ b/files/rpms/nova
@@ -17,11 +17,9 @@ mysql-server # NOPRIME
 parted
 polkit
 python-boto
-python-carrot
 python-cheetah
 python-eventlet
 python-feedparser
-python-gflags
 python-greenlet
 python-iso8601
 python-kombu
@@ -42,4 +40,3 @@ rabbitmq-server # NOPRIME
 qpid-cpp-server # NOPRIME
 sqlite
 sudo
-vconfig