diff --git a/tasks/nova_install.yml b/tasks/nova_install.yml
index 3002c22..523b867 100644
--- a/tasks/nova_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/nova_install.yml
@@ -38,12 +38,18 @@
   tags:
     - nova-pip-packages

+- name: Retrieve the constraints URL
+  uri:
+    url: "{{ nova_upper_constraints_url }}"
+    return_content: yes
+  register: _u_c_contents
+
 - name: Install the python venv
   import_role:
     name: "python_venv_build"
   vars:
     venv_python_executable: "{{ nova_venv_python_executable }}"
-    venv_build_constraints: "{{ nova_git_constraints }}"
+    venv_build_constraints: "{{ _u_c_contents.content.split('\n') | reject('match', '^(futures|pypowervm)') | list }}"
     venv_build_distro_package_list: "{{ nova_devel_distro_packages }}"
     venv_install_destination_path: "{{ nova_bin | dirname }}"
     venv_pip_install_args: "{{ nova_pip_install_args }}"