diff --git a/library/roles/ubuntu-deb-general/defaults/main.yml b/library/roles/ubuntu-deb-general/defaults/main.yml
index 15e539c4..edeb1e2f 100644
--- a/library/roles/ubuntu-deb-general/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/library/roles/ubuntu-deb-general/defaults/main.yml
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ common_packages:
 
 default_python_packages_trusty:
   - python-software-properties
-  - python-lxml
-  - python-boto
 
 default_python_packages:
   - python-lxml
diff --git a/library/roles/ubuntu-deb-general/tasks/packages.yml b/library/roles/ubuntu-deb-general/tasks/packages.yml
index 488a1b4a..ad434750 100644
--- a/library/roles/ubuntu-deb-general/tasks/packages.yml
+++ b/library/roles/ubuntu-deb-general/tasks/packages.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 - name: Install the basic python packages
   apt: pkg={{ default_python_packages }} state=present update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=1800
-  when: not is_trusty
   tags: packages
 
 - name: Install the basic python packages on trusty
@@ -13,11 +12,6 @@
   when: is_trusty | bool
   tags: packages
 
-- name: Install python-lxml on bionic
-  apt: pkg=python-lxml state=present update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=1800
-  when: is_bionic | bool
-  tags: packages
-
 - name: Install software-properties-common if needed
   apt: pkg=software-properties-common state=present update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=1800
   when: is_ubuntu | bool