diff --git a/lib/nova_plugins/hypervisor-docker b/lib/nova_plugins/hypervisor-docker
index 427554b7db..70b1b6bdc5 100644
--- a/lib/nova_plugins/hypervisor-docker
+++ b/lib/nova_plugins/hypervisor-docker
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ DOCKER_REGISTRY_IMAGE=${DOCKER_REGISTRY_IMAGE:-http://get.docker.io/images/opens
 DOCKER_REGISTRY_IMAGE_NAME=docker-registry
 DOCKER_REPOSITORY_NAME=${SERVICE_HOST}:${DOCKER_REGISTRY_PORT}/${DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME}
 
-DOCKER_PACKAGE_VERSION=${DOCKER_PACKAGE_VERSION:-0.6.1}
 DOCKER_APT_REPO=${DOCKER_APT_REPO:-https://get.docker.io/ubuntu}
 
 
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ function install_nova_hypervisor() {
     fi
 
     # Make sure Docker is installed
-    if ! is_package_installed lxc-docker-${DOCKER_PACKAGE_VERSION}; then
+    if ! is_package_installed lxc-docker; then
         die $LINENO "Docker is not installed.  Please run tools/docker/install_docker.sh"
     fi
 
diff --git a/tools/docker/install_docker.sh b/tools/docker/install_docker.sh
index 483955bfc2..2e5b510c41 100755
--- a/tools/docker/install_docker.sh
+++ b/tools/docker/install_docker.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ curl https://get.docker.io/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
 install_package python-software-properties && \
     sudo sh -c "echo deb $DOCKER_APT_REPO docker main > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list"
 apt_get update
-install_package --force-yes lxc-docker-${DOCKER_PACKAGE_VERSION} socat
+install_package --force-yes lxc-docker socat
 
 # Start the daemon - restart just in case the package ever auto-starts...
 restart_service docker