diff --git a/tasks/neutron_install.yml b/tasks/neutron_install.yml
index 396d818f..eaebf0ed 100644
--- a/tasks/neutron_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/neutron_install.yml
@@ -88,6 +88,15 @@
   when: neutron_developer_mode | bool
   notify: Restart neutron services
 
+- name: CentOS remove python from path first
+  file:
+    path:  "{{ neutron_bin | dirname }}/bin/python2.7"
+    state: "absent"
+  when:
+    - ansible_pkg_mgr == 'yum'
+    - not neutron_developer_mode | bool
+    - neutron_get_venv | changed or neutron_venv_dir | changed
+
 - name: Update virtualenv path
   command: >
     virtualenv-tools --update-path=auto --reinitialize {{ neutron_bin | dirname }}