diff --git a/run_tempest.sh b/run_tempest.sh
index 8c8f25f..af01734 100755
--- a/run_tempest.sh
+++ b/run_tempest.sh
@@ -103,22 +103,25 @@
   fi
   if [ $update -eq 1 ]; then
       echo "Updating virtualenv..."
-      python tools/install_venv.py $installvenvopts
+      virtualenv $installvenvopts $venv
+      $venv/bin/pip install -U -r requirements.txt
   fi
   if [ -e ${venv} ]; then
     wrapper="${with_venv}"
   else
     if [ $always_venv -eq 1 ]; then
       # Automatically install the virtualenv
-      python tools/install_venv.py $installvenvopts
+      virtualenv $installvenvopts $venv
       wrapper="${with_venv}"
+      ${wrapper} pip install -U -r requirements.txt
     else
       echo -e "No virtual environment found...create one? (Y/n) \c"
       read use_ve
       if [ "x$use_ve" = "xY" -o "x$use_ve" = "x" -o "x$use_ve" = "xy" ]; then
         # Install the virtualenv and run the test suite in it
-        python tools/install_venv.py $installvenvopts
+        virtualenv $installvenvopts $venv
         wrapper=${with_venv}
+        ${wrapper} pip install -U -r requirements.txt
       fi
     fi
   fi
diff --git a/run_tests.sh b/run_tests.sh
index 908056f..22314b6 100755
--- a/run_tests.sh
+++ b/run_tests.sh
@@ -114,22 +114,25 @@
   fi
   if [ $update -eq 1 ]; then
       echo "Updating virtualenv..."
-      python tools/install_venv.py $installvenvopts
+      virtualenv $installvenvopts $venv
+      $venv/bin/pip install -U -r requirements.txt -r test-requirements.txt
   fi
   if [ -e ${venv} ]; then
     wrapper="${with_venv}"
   else
     if [ $always_venv -eq 1 ]; then
       # Automatically install the virtualenv
-      python tools/install_venv.py $installvenvopts
+      virtualenv $installvenvopts $venv
       wrapper="${with_venv}"
+      ${wrapper} pip install -U -r requirements.txt -r test-requirements.txt
     else
       echo -e "No virtual environment found...create one? (Y/n) \c"
       read use_ve
       if [ "x$use_ve" = "xY" -o "x$use_ve" = "x" -o "x$use_ve" = "xy" ]; then
         # Install the virtualenv and run the test suite in it
-        python tools/install_venv.py $installvenvopts
+        virtualenv $installvenvopts $venv
         wrapper=${with_venv}
+        ${wrapper} pip install -U -r requirements.txt -r test-requirements.txt
       fi
     fi
   fi
diff --git a/tools/install_venv.py b/tools/install_venv.py
deleted file mode 100644
index d6d9c8e..0000000
--- a/tools/install_venv.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2010 United States Government as represented by the
-# Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
-# All Rights Reserved.
-#
-# Copyright 2010 OpenStack Foundation
-# Copyright 2013 IBM Corp.
-#
-#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-#    a copy of the License at
-#
-#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-#    under the License.
-
-import os
-import sys
-
-import install_venv_common as install_venv  # noqa
-
-
-def print_help(venv, root):
-    help = """
-    OpenStack development environment setup is complete.
-
-    OpenStack development uses virtualenv to track and manage Python
-    dependencies while in development and testing.
-
-    To activate the OpenStack virtualenv for the extent of your current shell
-    session you can run:
-
-    $ source %s/bin/activate
-
-    Or, if you prefer, you can run commands in the virtualenv on a case by case
-    basis by running:
-
-    $ %s/tools/with_venv.sh <your command>
-
-    Also, make test will automatically use the virtualenv.
-    """
-    print(help % (venv, root))
-
-
-def main(argv):
-    root = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))
-
-    if os.environ.get('TOOLS_PATH'):
-        root = os.environ['TOOLS_PATH']
-    venv = os.path.join(root, '.venv')
-    if os.environ.get('VENV'):
-        venv = os.environ['VENV']
-
-    pip_requires = os.path.join(root, 'requirements.txt')
-    test_requires = os.path.join(root, 'test-requirements.txt')
-    py_version = "python%s.%s" % (sys.version_info[0], sys.version_info[1])
-    project = 'Tempest'
-    install = install_venv.InstallVenv(root, venv, pip_requires, test_requires,
-                                       py_version, project)
-    options = install.parse_args(argv)
-    install.check_python_version()
-    install.check_dependencies()
-    install.create_virtualenv(no_site_packages=options.no_site_packages)
-    install.install_dependencies()
-    print_help(venv, root)
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main(sys.argv)
diff --git a/tools/install_venv_common.py b/tools/install_venv_common.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e279159..0000000
--- a/tools/install_venv_common.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,172 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2013 OpenStack Foundation
-# Copyright 2013 IBM Corp.
-#
-#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-#    a copy of the License at
-#
-#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-#    under the License.
-
-"""Provides methods needed by installation script for OpenStack development
-virtual environments.
-
-Since this script is used to bootstrap a virtualenv from the system's Python
-environment, it should be kept strictly compatible with Python 2.6.
-
-Synced in from openstack-common
-"""
-
-from __future__ import print_function
-
-import optparse
-import os
-import subprocess
-import sys
-
-
-class InstallVenv(object):
-
-    def __init__(self, root, venv, requirements,
-                 test_requirements, py_version,
-                 project):
-        self.root = root
-        self.venv = venv
-        self.requirements = requirements
-        self.test_requirements = test_requirements
-        self.py_version = py_version
-        self.project = project
-
-    def die(self, message, *args):
-        print(message % args, file=sys.stderr)
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-    def check_python_version(self):
-        if sys.version_info < (2, 6):
-            self.die("Need Python Version >= 2.6")
-
-    def run_command_with_code(self, cmd, redirect_output=True,
-                              check_exit_code=True):
-        """Runs a command in an out-of-process shell.
-
-        Returns the output of that command. Working directory is self.root.
-        """
-        if redirect_output:
-            stdout = subprocess.PIPE
-        else:
-            stdout = None
-
-        proc = subprocess.Popen(cmd, cwd=self.root, stdout=stdout)
-        output = proc.communicate()[0]
-        if check_exit_code and proc.returncode != 0:
-            self.die('Command "%s" failed.\n%s', ' '.join(cmd), output)
-        return (output, proc.returncode)
-
-    def run_command(self, cmd, redirect_output=True, check_exit_code=True):
-        return self.run_command_with_code(cmd, redirect_output,
-                                          check_exit_code)[0]
-
-    def get_distro(self):
-        if (os.path.exists('/etc/fedora-release') or
-                os.path.exists('/etc/redhat-release')):
-            return Fedora(
-                self.root, self.venv, self.requirements,
-                self.test_requirements, self.py_version, self.project)
-        else:
-            return Distro(
-                self.root, self.venv, self.requirements,
-                self.test_requirements, self.py_version, self.project)
-
-    def check_dependencies(self):
-        self.get_distro().install_virtualenv()
-
-    def create_virtualenv(self, no_site_packages=True):
-        """Creates the virtual environment and installs PIP.
-
-        Creates the virtual environment and installs PIP only into the
-        virtual environment.
-        """
-        if not os.path.isdir(self.venv):
-            print('Creating venv...', end=' ')
-            if no_site_packages:
-                self.run_command(['virtualenv', '-q', '--no-site-packages',
-                                 self.venv])
-            else:
-                self.run_command(['virtualenv', '-q', self.venv])
-            print('done.')
-        else:
-            print("venv already exists...")
-            pass
-
-    def pip_install(self, *args):
-        self.run_command(['tools/with_venv.sh',
-                         'pip', 'install', '--upgrade'] + list(args),
-                         redirect_output=False)
-
-    def install_dependencies(self):
-        print('Installing dependencies with pip (this can take a while)...')
-
-        # First things first, make sure our venv has the latest pip and
-        # setuptools and pbr
-        self.pip_install('pip>=1.4')
-        self.pip_install('setuptools')
-        self.pip_install('pbr')
-
-        self.pip_install('-r', self.requirements, '-r', self.test_requirements)
-
-    def parse_args(self, argv):
-        """Parses command-line arguments."""
-        parser = optparse.OptionParser()
-        parser.add_option('-n', '--no-site-packages',
-                          action='store_true',
-                          help="Do not inherit packages from global Python "
-                               "install.")
-        return parser.parse_args(argv[1:])[0]
-
-
-class Distro(InstallVenv):
-
-    def check_cmd(self, cmd):
-        return bool(self.run_command(['which', cmd],
-                    check_exit_code=False).strip())
-
-    def install_virtualenv(self):
-        if self.check_cmd('virtualenv'):
-            return
-
-        if self.check_cmd('easy_install'):
-            print('Installing virtualenv via easy_install...', end=' ')
-            if self.run_command(['easy_install', 'virtualenv']):
-                print('Succeeded')
-                return
-            else:
-                print('Failed')
-
-        self.die('ERROR: virtualenv not found.\n\n%s development'
-                 ' requires virtualenv, please install it using your'
-                 ' favorite package management tool' % self.project)
-
-
-class Fedora(Distro):
-    """This covers all Fedora-based distributions.
-
-    Includes: Fedora, RHEL, CentOS, Scientific Linux
-    """
-
-    def check_pkg(self, pkg):
-        return self.run_command_with_code(['rpm', '-q', pkg],
-                                          check_exit_code=False)[1] == 0
-
-    def install_virtualenv(self):
-        if self.check_cmd('virtualenv'):
-            return
-
-        if not self.check_pkg('python-virtualenv'):
-            self.die("Please install 'python-virtualenv'.")
-
-        super(Fedora, self).install_virtualenv()