diff --git a/tasks/setup-Debian.yml b/tasks/setup-Debian.yml
index 8b07af9..f5ae47f 100644
--- a/tasks/setup-Debian.yml
+++ b/tasks/setup-Debian.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
   apt: update_cache=yes
   when: mysql_installed.stat.exists == false
 
+- name: Ensure MySQL Python libraries are installed.
+  apt: "name=python-mysqldb state=installed"
+
 - name: Ensure MySQL packages are installed.
   apt: "name={{ item }} state=installed"
   with_items: mysql_packages
diff --git a/tasks/setup-RedHat.yml b/tasks/setup-RedHat.yml
index c847b77..0d08201 100644
--- a/tasks/setup-RedHat.yml
+++ b/tasks/setup-RedHat.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 ---
+- name: Ensure MySQL Python libraries are installed.
+  yum: "name=MySQL-python state=installed enablerepo={{ mysql_enablerepo }}"
+
 - name: Ensure MySQL packages are installed.
   yum: "name={{ item }} state=installed enablerepo={{ mysql_enablerepo }}"
   with_items: mysql_packages
diff --git a/vars/Debian.yml b/vars/Debian.yml
index f106049..55c88e8 100644
--- a/vars/Debian.yml
+++ b/vars/Debian.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ __mysql_daemon: mysql
 __mysql_packages:
   - mysql-common
   - mysql-server
-  - python-mysqldb
 __mysql_slow_query_log_file: /var/log/mysql/mysql-slow.log
 mysql_config_file: /etc/mysql/my.cnf
 mysql_socket: /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
diff --git a/vars/RedHat.yml b/vars/RedHat.yml
index dbf9db6..cc483d1 100644
--- a/vars/RedHat.yml
+++ b/vars/RedHat.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ __mysql_daemon: mysqld
 __mysql_packages:
   - mysql
   - mysql-server
-  - MySQL-python
 __mysql_slow_query_log_file: /var/log/mysql-slow.log
 mysql_config_file: /etc/my.cnf
 mysql_socket: /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock