diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 01a80be97d8..690b0631241 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Paste
 PasteDeploy>=1.5.0
 python-glanceclient>=0.9.0
 python-keystoneclient>=0.3.0
+python-novaclient>=2.12.0
 python-swiftclient>=1.5
 Routes>=1.12.3
 six
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 3d8e9bffc00..35f6c829875 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -13,4 +13,3 @@ python-subunit
 testtools>=0.9.32
 testrepository>=0.0.17
 oslo.sphinx
-python-novaclient>=2.12.0