diff --git a/tasks/setup.yml b/tasks/setup.yml
index de8c5bc..623a798 100644
--- a/tasks/setup.yml
+++ b/tasks/setup.yml
@@ -6,15 +6,6 @@
         state: present
       loop: "{{ python3_packages_extra + python3_packages | default(__python3_packages) }}"
 
-    - name: Check for installed pip3
-      stat:
-        path: /usr/local/bin/pip3
-      register: __python3_pip
-
-    - name: Setup pip3
-      command: /bin/python3.6 -m ensurepip
-      changed_when: not __python3_pip.stat.exists
-
     - name: Link binaries to '{{ __python3_link_bin_path }}'
       file:
         src: "{{ item.src }}"
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index 19bbfed..12d7a8b 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ---
 __python3_packages:
   - python36
+  - python3-pip
 __python3_link_bin_path: /usr/bin