diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index 699df21..65a8318 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@
 
 default['python']['pip_location'] = "#{node['python']['prefix_dir']}/bin/pip"
 default['python']['virtualenv_location'] = "#{node['python']['prefix_dir']}/bin/virtualenv"
-default['python']['setuptools_version'] = nil # defaults to latest
-default['python']['virtualenv_version'] = nil
+default['python']['setuptools_version'] = "44.0.0"
+default['python']['virtualenv_version'] = "16.7.9"
diff --git a/recipes/pip.rb b/recipes/pip.rb
index ad02ab7..3ea5fb4 100644
--- a/recipes/pip.rb
+++ b/recipes/pip.rb
@@ -23,29 +23,7 @@
 # redhat/package: /usr/bin/pip (sha a8a3a3)
 # omnibus/source: /opt/local/bin/pip (sha 29ce9874)
 
-if node['python']['install_method'] == 'source'
-  pip_binary = "#{node['python']['prefix_dir']}/bin/pip"
-elsif platform_family?("rhel", "fedora")
-  pip_binary = "/usr/bin/pip"
-elsif platform_family?("smartos")
-  pip_binary = "/opt/local/bin/pip"
-else
-  pip_binary = "/usr/local/bin/pip"
-end
-
-cookbook_file "#{Chef::Config[:file_cache_path]}/get-pip.py" do
-  source 'get-pip.py'
-  mode "0644"
-  not_if { ::File.exists?(pip_binary) }
-end
-
-execute "install-pip" do
-  cwd Chef::Config[:file_cache_path]
-  command <<-EOF
-  #{node['python']['binary']} get-pip.py
-  EOF
-  not_if { ::File.exists?(pip_binary) }
-end
+package 'python-pip'
 
 python_pip 'setuptools' do
   action :upgrade
diff --git a/recipes/virtualenv.rb b/recipes/virtualenv.rb
index e0626a4..d2a6775 100644
--- a/recipes/virtualenv.rb
+++ b/recipes/virtualenv.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@
 include_recipe "python::pip"
 
 python_pip "virtualenv" do
-  action :upgrade
+  action :install
   version node['python']['virtualenv_version']
 end