diff --git a/manifests/compute/ironic.pp b/manifests/compute/ironic.pp
index 654d9c75f..4759e43d4 100644
--- a/manifests/compute/ironic.pp
+++ b/manifests/compute/ironic.pp
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ class nova::compute::ironic (
 
   include nova::deps
   require nova::ironic::common
-  include ironic::client
 
   if($facts['os']['family'] == 'Debian') {
     package { 'nova-compute-ironic':
diff --git a/metadata.json b/metadata.json
index ccb28ddc8..7a3e4f696 100644
--- a/metadata.json
+++ b/metadata.json
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@
             "name": "puppetlabs/inifile",
             "version_requirement": ">=2.0.0 <7.0.0"
         },
-        {
-            "name": "openstack/ironic",
-            "version_requirement": ">=25.0.0 <26.0.0"
-        },
         {
             "name": "openstack/keystone",
             "version_requirement": ">=25.0.0 <26.0.0"
diff --git a/spec/classes/nova_compute_ironic_spec.rb b/spec/classes/nova_compute_ironic_spec.rb
index 54015535c..298baedf1 100644
--- a/spec/classes/nova_compute_ironic_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/nova_compute_ironic_spec.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ describe 'nova::compute::ironic' do
     context 'with default parameters' do
       it 'configures ironic in nova.conf' do
         is_expected.to contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/compute_driver').with_value('ironic.IronicDriver')
-        is_expected.to contain_class('ironic::client')
       end
     end
 
@@ -21,12 +20,6 @@ describe 'nova::compute::ironic' do
         is_expected.to contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/compute_driver').with_value('ironic.FoobarDriver')
       end
     end
-
-    context 'always' do
-       it 'contains the ironic common class' do
-         is_expected.to contain_class('nova::ironic::common')
-       end
-    end
   end
 
   shared_examples_for 'nova::compute::ironic in Debian' do