diff --git a/molecule/os_hardening/verify_tasks/ssh_auth_locked.yml b/molecule/os_hardening/verify_tasks/ssh_auth_locked.yml
index 491f6936..da21dae0 100644
--- a/molecule/os_hardening/verify_tasks/ssh_auth_locked.yml
+++ b/molecule/os_hardening/verify_tasks/ssh_auth_locked.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   package:
     name:
       - sshpass
-      - python3-passlib
     state: present
 
 - name: Set password for test
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index ade84ad8..b382cd2e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ ansible-core==2.18.1
 docker==7.1.0
 jmespath==1.0.1
 aar-doc==2.0.1
+passlib==1.7.4