diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 07e887c..6706b4c 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ Configure pillar data under salt:ssh_roster to feed the template.
 
 Install salt api
 Requisite: Configure salt-master with rest_cherrypy or rest_tornado.
-Requires: pip.extensions as it installs the latest version from pip.
 
 ``salt.standalone``
 -------------------
diff --git a/salt/api.sls b/salt/api.sls
index 820c349..812f243 100644
--- a/salt/api.sls
+++ b/salt/api.sls
@@ -1,48 +1,16 @@
-#!jinja|yaml
-
 {% from "salt/map.jinja" import salt_settings with context %}
 
 include:
   - salt.master
-  - pip.extensions
-
-{%- set cfg_salt = pillar.get('salt', {}) %}
-{%- set cfg_master = cfg_salt.get('master', {}) %}
 
 salt-api:
+{% if salt_settings.install_packages %}
   pkg.installed:
-    - name: {{ salt_settings['salt-api'] }}
-  service.running:
-    - name: {{ salt_settings.get('api_service', 'salt-api') }}
-    - require:
-      - service: {{ salt_settings.get('api_service', 'salt-api') }}
-{%- if 'rest_cherrypy' in cfg_master %}
-      - pip: salt-api-cherrypy
-{% elif 'rest_tornado' in cfg_master %}
-      - pip: salt-api-tornado
+    - name: {{ salt_settings.salt_api }}
 {% endif %}
+  service.running:
+    - name: {{ salt_settings.api_service }}
+    - require:
+      - service: {{ salt_settings.master_service }}
     - watch:
       - pkg: salt-master
-      - file: salt-master
-
-{%- if 'rest_cherrypy' in cfg_master %}
-salt-api-cherrypy:
-  pkg.purged:
-    - name: {{ salt_settings['python-cherrypy'] }}
-  pip.installed:
-    - name: cherrypy
-    - require:
-      - pkg: salt-api-cherrypy
-      - pkg: pip_extensions
-{% endif %}
-
-{%- if 'rest_tornado' in cfg_master %}
-salt-api-tornado:
-  pkg.purged:
-    - name: {{ salt_settings['python-tornado'] }}
-  pip.installed:
-    - name: tornado
-    - require:
-      - pkg: salt-api-tornado
-      - pkg: pip_extensions
-{% endif %}
diff --git a/salt/defaults.yaml b/salt/defaults.yaml
index 2c61f12..de663e1 100644
--- a/salt/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/defaults.yaml
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ salt:
   salt_api: salt-api
   salt_ssh: salt-ssh
 
-  python-cherrypy: python-cherrypy
-  python-tornado: python-tornado
-
   master:
     gitfs_provider: gitpython