diff --git a/tasks/designate_post_install.yml b/tasks/designate_post_install.yml
index 5fa5d99..84bc68b 100644
--- a/tasks/designate_post_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/designate_post_install.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@
 - name: Get project id for managed resources
   delegate_to: "{{ designate_service_setup_host }}"
   vars:
-    ansible_python_interpreter: >-
-      {{ (designate_service_setup_host == 'localhost') | ternary(ansible_playbook_python, ansible_python['executable']) }}
+    ansible_python_interpreter:  "{{ designate_service_setup_host_python_interpreter }}"
   openstack.cloud.os_project_info:
     cloud: default
     name: "{{ designate_managed_resource_project_name }}"
diff --git a/vars/debian.yml b/vars/debian.yml
index 8fb2ffa..f7f8d56 100644
--- a/vars/debian.yml
+++ b/vars/debian.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ designate_distro_packages: []
 
 designate_service_distro_packages:
   - python3-designate
-  - python-systemd
   - python3-systemd
 
 designate_rndc_packages: