diff --git a/molecule/default/tests/test_default.py b/molecule/default/tests/test_default.py
index 3edca55..baf2d9d 100644
--- a/molecule/default/tests/test_default.py
+++ b/molecule/default/tests/test_default.py
@@ -29,3 +29,15 @@ def test_docker_interaction(host):
     """Validate interaction with docker."""
     docker_ps = host.check_output("docker ps")
     assert docker_ps == "CONTAINER ID   IMAGE     COMMAND   CREATED   STATUS    PORTS     NAMES"
+
+def test_docker_compose(host):
+    """Validate docker-compose installation"""
+    docker_compose_bin = host.file("/usr/local/bin/docker-compose")
+    assert not docker_compose_bin.exists
+
+def test_docker_python_package(host):
+    """Validate docker python package installation"""
+    pip_packages_list = host.pip.get_packages(pip_path='pip')
+    pip_outdated_list = host.pip.get_outdated_packages(pip_path='pip')
+    assert 'docker' not in pip_packages_list
+    assert 'docker' not in  pip_outdated_list
diff --git a/molecule/with_custom_config/tests/test_default.py b/molecule/with_custom_config/tests/test_default.py
index f08b40a..1f71c56 100644
--- a/molecule/with_custom_config/tests/test_default.py
+++ b/molecule/with_custom_config/tests/test_default.py
@@ -43,11 +43,7 @@ def test_docker_compose(host):
 
 def test_docker_python_package(host):
     """Validate docker python package installation"""
-    docker_compose_pattern = r'^Docker Compose version v\d+\.\d+\.\d+$'
-    docker_compose_bin = host.file("/usr/local/bin/docker-compose")
-    docker_compose_version = host.check_output("docker-compose --version")
-    assert docker_compose_bin.exists
-    assert docker_compose_bin.user == "root"
-    assert docker_compose_bin.group == "root"
-    assert docker_compose_bin.mode == 0o755
-    assert re.match(docker_compose_pattern,docker_compose_version) is not None
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+    pip_packages_list = host.pip.get_packages(pip_path='pip')
+    pip_outdated_list = host.pip.get_outdated_packages(pip_path='pip')
+    assert 'docker' in pip_packages_list
+    assert 'docker' not in  pip_outdated_list
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