diff --git a/lib/tempest b/lib/tempest
index f4d0a6d..6eeab4e 100644
--- a/lib/tempest
+++ b/lib/tempest
@@ -205,21 +205,12 @@
         if  [[ -z "$DEFAULT_INSTANCE_TYPE" ]]; then
             available_flavors=$(nova flavor-list)
             if [[ ! ( $available_flavors =~ 'm1.nano' ) ]]; then
-                if is_arch "ppc64"; then
-                    # Qemu needs at least 128MB of memory to boot on ppc64
-                    nova flavor-create m1.nano 42 128 0 1
-                else
-                    nova flavor-create m1.nano 42 64 0 1
-                fi
+                nova flavor-create m1.nano 42 64 0 1
             fi
             flavor_ref=42
             boto_instance_type=m1.nano
             if [[ ! ( $available_flavors =~ 'm1.micro' ) ]]; then
-                if is_arch "ppc64"; then
-                    nova flavor-create m1.micro 84 256 0 1
-                else
-                    nova flavor-create m1.micro 84 128 0 1
-                fi
+                nova flavor-create m1.micro 84 128 0 1
             fi
             flavor_ref_alt=84
         else