diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index ce50339c2..9c83c186f 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ testscenarios>=0.4 # Apache-2.0/BSD
 WebTest>=2.0 # MIT
 oslotest>=1.10.0 # Apache-2.0
 os-testr>=0.4.1 # Apache-2.0
-tempest-lib>=0.13.0 # Apache-2.0
 ddt>=1.0.1 # MIT
 pylint==1.4.5 # GNU GPL v2
 reno>=0.1.1 # Apache2
diff --git a/tools/tox_install.sh b/tools/tox_install.sh
index 70357748b..7bc00c509 100755
--- a/tools/tox_install.sh
+++ b/tools/tox_install.sh
@@ -23,19 +23,4 @@ if [ "$CONSTRAINTS_FILE" != "unconstrained" ]; then
     install_cmd="$install_cmd -c$CONSTRAINTS_FILE"
 fi
 
-if [ $tempest_installed -eq 0 ]; then
-    echo "Tempest already installed; using existing package"
-elif [ -x "$ZUUL_CLONER" ]; then
-    export ZUUL_BRANCH=${ZUUL_BRANCH-$BRANCH}
-    pushd /tmp
-    $ZUUL_CLONER --cache-dir \
-        /opt/git \
-        git://git.openstack.org \
-        openstack/tempest
-    $install_cmd -e openstack/tempest
-    popd
-else
-    $install_cmd -U -egit+https://git.openstack.org/openstack/tempest#egg=tempest
-fi
-
 $install_cmd -U $*