diff --git a/library/packaging/easy_install b/library/packaging/easy_install
index fb1470b5f2..55714ef0ac 100644
--- a/library/packaging/easy_install
+++ b/library/packaging/easy_install
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ def main():
 
     name = module.params['name']
     env = module.params['virtualenv']
-    easy_install = module.get_bin_path(module.params['executable'], True, ['%s/bin' % env])
     executable = module.params['executable']
     easy_install = _get_easy_install(module, env, executable)
     site_packages = module.params['virtualenv_site_packages']
@@ -158,8 +157,6 @@ def main():
             out += out_venv
             err += err_venv
 
-    easy_install = module.get_bin_path('easy_install', True, ['%s/bin' % env])
-
     cmd = None
     changed = False
     installed = _is_package_installed(module, name, easy_install)