diff --git a/docker/base/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/base/Dockerfile.j2
index 703bdfb8fd..3e27537f91 100644
--- a/docker/base/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/base/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ RUN echo {{ centos_contentdir }} >> /etc/yum/vars/contentdir
         'kibana.yum.repo',
         'nfs_ganesha.repo',
         'opendaylight.repo',
-        'sensu.repo',
         'td.repo'
     ] %}
 
diff --git a/docker/base/sensu.repo b/docker/base/sensu.repo
deleted file mode 100644
index f4880f553c..0000000000
--- a/docker/base/sensu.repo
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-[sensu]
-name=sensu
-baseurl=https://sensu.global.ssl.fastly.net/yum/$releasever/$basearch/
-gpgcheck=1
-enabled=1
-gpgkey=https://sensu.global.ssl.fastly.net/yum/pubkey.gpg
diff --git a/docker/sensu/sensu-client/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/sensu/sensu-client/Dockerfile.j2
index 03f75c2291..718f05b0cb 100644
--- a/docker/sensu/sensu-client/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/sensu/sensu-client/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -46,34 +46,38 @@ RUN echo '{{ image_name }} not yet available for {{ base_distro }}' \
 
 {% block sensu_clients_install %}
 
+# Sensu plugins are all using semantic versioning.
+# Let's cap them to the known major version that works with the ruby shipped on
+# rhel/centos/oraclelinux (currently 2.0)
 {% set sensu_plugins = [
-    'ceph',
-    'cpu-checks',
-    'disk-checks',
-    'dns',
-    'docker',
-    'elasticsearch',
-    'filesystem-checks',
-    'haproxy',
-    'http',
-    'io-checks',
-    'load-checks',
-    'memcached',
-    'memory-checks',
-    'mongodb',
-    'mysql',
-    'network-checks',
-    'ntp',
-    'openstack',
-    'process-checks',
-    'rabbitmq',
-    'redis',
-    'uptime-checks',
-    'vmstats'
+    'ceph:"~>1"',
+    'cpu-checks:"~>1"',
+    'disk-checks:"~>2"',
+    'dns:"~>1"',
+    'docker:"~>3"',
+    'elasticsearch:"~>1"',
+    'filesystem-checks:"~>1"',
+    'haproxy:"~>1"',
+    'http:"~>1"',
+    'io-checks:"~>1"',
+    'load-checks:"~>3"',
+    'memcached:"~>0"',
+    'memory-checks:"~>1"',
+    'mongodb:"~>0"',
+    'mysql:"~>2"',
+    'network-checks:"~>2"',
+    'ntp:"~>1"',
+    'openstack:"~>1"',
+    'process-checks:"~>2"',
+    'rabbitmq:"~>3"',
+    'redis:"~>2"',
+    'uptime-checks:"~>1"',
+    'vmstats:"~>1"'
 ] %}
 
-RUN /opt/sensu/embedded/bin/gem install vmstat --no-rdoc --no-ri \
-    && sensu-install --plugins {{ sensu_plugins | customizable('plugins') | join (',') }}
+# TODO(mandre) Use packaged sensu plugins from centos-opstools for binary distro
+# http://cbs.centos.org/koji/search?match=glob&type=package&terms=*sensu*
+RUN sensu-install --plugins {{ sensu_plugins | customizable('plugins') | join (',') }}
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block sensu_client_footer %}{% endblock %}
diff --git a/kolla/image/build.py b/kolla/image/build.py
index a4a3650720..8abdad0ddb 100755
--- a/kolla/image/build.py
+++ b/kolla/image/build.py
@@ -99,9 +99,6 @@ SKIPPED_IMAGES = {
         # https://bugs.launchpad.net/kolla/+bug/1764621
         "neutron-server-opendaylight",
         "ovsdpdk",
-        # TODO(mandre) remove after fixing
-        # https://bugs.launchpad.net/kolla/+bug/1774123
-        "sensu-base",
         # TODO(jeffrey4l): remove tripleo-ui when following bug is fixed
         # https://bugs.launchpad.net/tripleo/+bug/1744215
         "tripleo-ui"
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/install_sensu_from_centos_opstools-99d64edb91526fc7.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/install_sensu_from_centos_opstools-99d64edb91526fc7.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a7c2435b65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/install_sensu_from_centos_opstools-99d64edb91526fc7.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Install sensu from centos-opstools for rpm based distros instead of from
+    upstream sensu repository.