diff --git a/test-vars.yml b/test-vars.yml
index 9f0027fe..0c739f60 100644
--- a/test-vars.yml
+++ b/test-vars.yml
@@ -469,5 +469,5 @@ openstack_user_kernel_options:
 
 #python3
 ## OpenStack service python version
-openstack_venv_python_executable: "{{ (ansible_distribution == 'CentOS') | ternary('python2', 'python3') }}"
+openstack_venv_python_executable: "python3"
 uwsgi_python_executable: "{{ openstack_venv_python_executable }}"