diff --git a/playbooks/unittests/pre.yaml b/playbooks/unittests/pre.yaml
index e4a0db460..55e702ec0 100644
--- a/playbooks/unittests/pre.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/unittests/pre.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 - hosts: all
   roles:
     - role: bindep
-      bindep_profile: test
       bindep_dir: "{{ zuul_work_dir }}"
     - test-setup
     - revoke-sudo