diff --git a/run_tests.sh b/run_tests.sh
index 455a9cbe4..0d4b33ebe 100755
--- a/run_tests.sh
+++ b/run_tests.sh
@@ -46,17 +46,8 @@ export PUPPET_ARGS="${PUPPET_ARGS} --detailed-exitcodes --color=false --test --s
 # If openstack/tempest is broken on master, we can pin the repository to a specific commit
 # by using the following line:
 export TEMPEST_VERSION=${TEMPEST_VERSION:-'master'}
-# For installing Tempest from RPM keep TEMPEST_FROM_SOURCE to false
-# In Ubuntu, Tempest packages are not maintained so installing from source
-if is_fedora; then
-    export TEMPEST_FROM_SOURCE=${TEMPEST_FROM_SOURCE:-false}
-else
-    if [ $(lsb_release --id -s) = "Ubuntu" ]; then
-       export TEMPEST_FROM_SOURCE=${TEMPEST_FROM_SOURCE:-true}
-    else
-       export TEMPEST_FROM_SOURCE=${TEMPEST_FROM_SOURCE:-false}
-    fi
-fi
+export TEMPEST_FROM_SOURCE=${TEMPEST_FROM_SOURCE:-true}
+
 # Cirros Image directory
 export IMG_DIR=${IMG_DIR:-/tmp/openstack/image}
 export CIRROS_VERSION=${CIRROS_VERSION:-0.6.2}