diff --git a/lib/tempest b/lib/tempest
index 46dc1f8..6ba04f1 100644
--- a/lib/tempest
+++ b/lib/tempest
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@
 # --------
 
 # Set up default directories
-GITDIR["tempest-lib"]=$DEST/tempest-lib
-
 TEMPEST_DIR=$DEST/tempest
 TEMPEST_CONFIG_DIR=${TEMPEST_CONFIG_DIR:-$TEMPEST_DIR/etc}
 TEMPEST_CONFIG=$TEMPEST_CONFIG_DIR/tempest.conf
@@ -587,20 +585,6 @@
     IFS=$ifs
 }
 
-
-# install_tempest_lib() - Collect source, prepare, and install ``tempest-lib``
-function install_tempest_lib {
-    if use_library_from_git "tempest-lib"; then
-        git_clone_by_name "tempest-lib"
-        setup_dev_lib "tempest-lib"
-        # NOTE(mtreinish) For testing ``tempest-lib`` from git with Tempest we need to
-        # put the git version of ``tempest-lib`` in the Tempest job's tox venv
-        export PIP_VIRTUAL_ENV=${PROJECT_VENV["tempest"]}
-        setup_dev_lib "tempest-lib"
-        unset PIP_VIRTUAL_ENV
-    fi
-}
-
 # install_tempest() - Collect source and prepare
 function install_tempest {
     git_clone $TEMPEST_REPO $TEMPEST_DIR $TEMPEST_BRANCH
@@ -612,7 +596,6 @@
     # running pip install -U on tempest requirements
     $TEMPEST_DIR/.tox/full/bin/pip install -c $REQUIREMENTS_DIR/upper-constraints.txt -r requirements.txt
     PROJECT_VENV["tempest"]=${TEMPEST_DIR}/.tox/full
-    install_tempest_lib
     popd
 }
 
diff --git a/stackrc b/stackrc
index 44aa79f..4ba57c9 100644
--- a/stackrc
+++ b/stackrc
@@ -270,10 +270,6 @@
 TEMPEST_REPO=${TEMPEST_REPO:-${GIT_BASE}/openstack/tempest.git}
 TEMPEST_BRANCH=${TEMPEST_BRANCH:-master}
 
-# TODO(sdague): this should end up as a library component like below
-GITREPO["tempest-lib"]=${TEMPEST_LIB_REPO:-${GIT_BASE}/openstack/tempest-lib.git}
-GITBRANCH["tempest-lib"]=${TEMPEST_LIB_BRANCH:-master}
-
 
 ##############
 #
diff --git a/tests/test_libs_from_pypi.sh b/tests/test_libs_from_pypi.sh
index f01db6d..a979c34 100755
--- a/tests/test_libs_from_pypi.sh
+++ b/tests/test_libs_from_pypi.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 ALL_LIBS="python-novaclient oslo.config pbr oslo.context"
 ALL_LIBS+=" python-keystoneclient taskflow oslo.middleware pycadf"
-ALL_LIBS+=" python-glanceclient python-ironicclient tempest-lib"
+ALL_LIBS+=" python-glanceclient python-ironicclient"
 ALL_LIBS+=" oslo.messaging oslo.log cliff python-heatclient stevedore"
 ALL_LIBS+=" python-cinderclient glance_store oslo.concurrency oslo.db"
 ALL_LIBS+=" oslo.versionedobjects oslo.vmware keystonemiddleware"