diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/copr/backend/tasks/main.yml
index 1da5e99417..aed35abc08 100644
--- a/roles/copr/backend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@
 - name: install python2-novaclient version that actually works with the current OpenStack deployment
   command: dnf install -y https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/packages/python-novaclient/3.3.1/3.fc25/noarch/python2-novaclient-3.3.1-3.fc25.noarch.rpm
 
-- name: install also python3-novaclient because backend is now on python3
-  command: dnf install -y https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/packages/python-novaclient/3.3.1/3.fc25/noarch/python3-novaclient-3.3.1-3.fc25.noarch.rpm
-
 - name: make copr dirs
   file: state=directory path={{ item }}
   with_items: