diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 59ccfb6ee..835abe62b 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -384,7 +384,6 @@ class nova(
   # they should be handled as package deps by the OS
   package { 'python-greenlet':
     ensure  => present,
-    require => Package['python'],
   }
 
   if $install_utilities {
diff --git a/spec/classes/nova_init_spec.rb b/spec/classes/nova_init_spec.rb
index adb0fb69f..58c25d497 100644
--- a/spec/classes/nova_init_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/nova_init_spec.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ describe 'nova' do
       it 'installs packages' do
         should contain_package('python-greenlet').with(
           :ensure  => 'present',
-          :require => 'Package[python]'
         )
         should contain_package('python-nova').with(
           :ensure  => 'present',