diff --git a/tools/generate-tempest-plugins-list.py b/tools/generate-tempest-plugins-list.py
index 5ffef3e..530ce5e 100644
--- a/tools/generate-tempest-plugins-list.py
+++ b/tools/generate-tempest-plugins-list.py
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
     'x/tap-as-a-service',  # To avoid sanity-job failure
     'x/valet',  # https://review.opendev.org/#/c/638339/
     'x/kingbird',  # https://bugs.launchpad.net/kingbird/+bug/1869722
+    # vmware-nsx is blacklisted since https://review.opendev.org/#/c/736952
+    'x/vmware-nsx-tempest-plugin',
 ]
 
 url = 'https://review.opendev.org/projects/'
diff --git a/tools/tempest-plugin-sanity.sh b/tools/tempest-plugin-sanity.sh
index 2ff4aea..c983da9 100644
--- a/tools/tempest-plugin-sanity.sh
+++ b/tools/tempest-plugin-sanity.sh
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 # function to create virtualenv to perform sanity operation
 function prepare_workspace {
     SANITY_DIR=$(pwd)
-    virtualenv -p python3 --clear "$SANITY_DIR"/.venv
+    python3 -m venv "$SANITY_DIR"/.venv
     export TVENV="$SANITY_DIR/tools/with_venv.sh"
     cd "$SANITY_DIR"