diff --git a/python-env/defaults/main.yml b/python-env/defaults/main.yml
index ffcce4a6..c5d98db7 100644
--- a/python-env/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/python-env/defaults/main.yml
@@ -2,22 +2,7 @@
 py_env_install: False
 py_env_pkgs_state: present
 py_env_site: False
-py_env_trusty_workaround: True
-py_env_get_pip_url: https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py
 
 py_env_basic_pkgs:
   - python-pip
 
-py_env_pip_dev_packages:
-  - libpython-dev
-  - libssl-dev
-  - libffi-dev
-
-py_env_pip_fix_ssl_warnings:
-  - pyOpenSSL
-  - cryptography
-  - idna
-  - certifi
-  - ndg-httpsclient
-  - pyasn1
-
diff --git a/python-env/files/pip-fixer.sh b/python-env/files/pip-fixer.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index c4ecda36..00000000
--- a/python-env/files/pip-fixer.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-GET_PIP=/usr/local/lib/get-pip.py
-
-chmod 755 $GET_PIP
-
-$GET_PIP
diff --git a/python-env/meta/main.yml b/python-env/meta/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..54330546
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python-env/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+dependencies:
+  - { role: '../../library/roles/ubuntu-python-setup', when: python_pip_env_workaround is not defined }
diff --git a/python-env/tasks/main.yml b/python-env/tasks/main.yml
index dcca4af1..b54e5461 100644
--- a/python-env/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/python-env/tasks/main.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
       apt: name={{ item }} state={{ py_env_pkgs_state }} update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=600
       with_items: '{{ py_env_basic_pkgs | default([]) }}'
 
+  when:
+    - py_env_install
+    - python_pip_env_workaround is not defined
+  tags: [ "python", "py_env" ]
+
+- block:
     - name: Install python deb packages
       apt: name={{ item }} state={{ py_env_pkgs_state }} update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=600
       with_items: '{{ py_env_dpkg | default([]) }}'
@@ -12,45 +18,6 @@
       apt: name={{ item }} state={{ py_env_pkgs_state }}  update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=600
       with_items: '{{ py_pip_deps | default([]) }}'
 
-  when: py_env_install
-  tags: [ "python", "py_env" ]
-
-- block:
-    - name: Install the get-pip.py pip downloader
-      get_url: url={{ py_env_get_pip_url }} dest=/usr/local/lib/get-pip.py
-
-    - name: Install a script that fixes the broken trusty pip package
-      copy: src=pip-fixer.sh dest=/usr/local/bin/python-pip-fixer mode=0755 owner=root group=root
-      register: python_pip_fixer
-
-    - name: Fix the trusty pip installation
-      shell: /usr/local/bin/python-pip-fixer
-      when: python_pip_fixer is changed
-
-    - name: Install the python dev headers and other dev requirements
-      apt: pkg={{ item }} state=present
-      with_items: '{{ py_env_pip_dev_packages }}'
-
-    - name: Install a specific version of tornado to avoid breaking dependencies
-      pip: name=tornado version=4.1 state=present
-
-    - name: Install the latest six python package
-      pip: name=six state=present
-
-    - name: Install setuptools version 33.1.1
-      pip: name=setuptools version=33.1.1 state=present
-
-  when:
-    - py_env_trusty_workaround
-    - py_env_install
-    - is_trusty
-  tags: [ "python", "py_env" ]
-
-- block:
-    - name: Fix the ssl warnings installing some ssl libraries
-      pip: name={{ item }}
-      with_items: '{{ py_env_pip_fix_ssl_warnings | default ([]) }}'
-
     - name: Install a list of pip packages
       pip: name={{ item }} state=latest
       with_items: '{{ py_env_pip_pkgs | default ([]) }}'
@@ -61,5 +28,4 @@
 
   when:
     - py_env_install
-    - is_trusty
   tags: [ "python", "py_env", "py_env_pkgs" ]