diff --git a/ansible/roles/common/tasks/packages-Fedora.yml b/ansible/roles/common/tasks/packages-Fedora.yml
index eca62cc..c0955fe 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/common/tasks/packages-Fedora.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/common/tasks/packages-Fedora.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
       # essential build tools (gcc, make, etc)
       - "@development-tools"
       - libtool
-      - python
       - python3
 
       # For bluetooth selinux fix
diff --git a/ansible/roles/common/tasks/packages-Ubuntu.yml b/ansible/roles/common/tasks/packages-Ubuntu.yml
index 1c0de66..45f5214 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/common/tasks/packages-Ubuntu.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/common/tasks/packages-Ubuntu.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
       # essential build tools (gcc, make, etc)
       - build-essential
       - libtool
-      - python
       - python3
       - pkg-config
 
diff --git a/run-ansible.sh b/run-ansible.sh
index 5a719d8..f5740f2 100755
--- a/run-ansible.sh
+++ b/run-ansible.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ fi
 
 # make sure we have the minimum packages to run ansible
 install_if_missing git
-install_if_missing python
+install_if_missing python3
 install_if_missing ansible
 
 if ! grep user $HOME/.gitconfig >/dev/null 2>&1; then