diff --git a/ipa-python/ipautil.py b/ipa-python/ipautil.py
index 96a74d757..e7f594191 100644
--- a/ipa-python/ipautil.py
+++ b/ipa-python/ipautil.py
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ from string import lower
 import re
 import xmlrpclib
 import datetime
-import rpm
 
 def realm_to_suffix(realm_name):
     s = realm_name.split(".")
@@ -332,38 +331,3 @@ def parse_generalized_time(timestr):
     except ValueError:
         return None
 
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-def get_rpm_nvr_from_header(hdr):
-    'Given an RPM header return the package NVR as a string'
-    name    = hdr['name']
-    version = hdr['version']
-    release = hdr['release']
-
-    return '%s-%s-%s' % (name, version, release)
-
-def get_rpm_nvr_by_name(name):
-    if name is None:
-        return None
-
-    nvr = None
-    try:
-        ts = rpm.ts()
-        mi = ts.dbMatch(rpm.RPMTAG_NAME, name)
-        for h in mi:
-            nvr = get_rpm_nvr_from_header(h)
-            break
-    except:
-        logging.exception('failed to retrieve rpm info for %s', name)
-    return nvr
-
-def split_rpm_nvr(nvr):
-    components = nvr.split('-')
-    release = components[-1]
-    version = components[-2]
-    name    = '-'.join(components[:-2])
-    return (name, version, release)
-
-
-
-
diff --git a/ipa-server/freeipa-server.spec b/ipa-server/freeipa-server.spec
index 7606acf03..918e17c3b 100755
--- a/ipa-server/freeipa-server.spec
+++ b/ipa-server/freeipa-server.spec
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 BuildRequires: fedora-ds-base-devel openldap-devel krb5-devel nss-devel mozldap-devel openssl-devel
 
-Requires: python fedora-ds-base krb5-server krb5-server-ldap nss-tools openldap-clients httpd mod_python mod_auth_kerb python-ldap freeipa-python ntp cyrus-sasl-gssapi nss TurboGears python-krbV acl freeipa-admintools rpm
+Requires: python fedora-ds-base krb5-server krb5-server-ldap nss-tools openldap-clients httpd mod_python mod_auth_kerb python-ldap freeipa-python ntp cyrus-sasl-gssapi nss TurboGears python-krbV acl freeipa-admintools
 Requires: mod_nss >= 1.0.7-2
 Requires: freeradius >= 1.1.7
 
diff --git a/ipa-server/ipaserver/radiusinstance.py b/ipa-server/ipaserver/radiusinstance.py
index 27e7527e0..2aee09b33 100644
--- a/ipa-server/ipaserver/radiusinstance.py
+++ b/ipa-server/ipaserver/radiusinstance.py
@@ -44,9 +44,30 @@ LDAP_ATTR_MAP_FILEPATH         = os.path.join(PKG_CONFIG_DIR, 'ldap.attrmap')
 RADIUSD_CONF_FILEPATH          = os.path.join(PKG_CONFIG_DIR, 'radiusd.conf')
 RADIUSD_CONF_TEMPLATE_FILEPATH = os.path.join(SHARE_DIR,       'radius.radiusd.conf.template')
 
+RADIUSD = '/usr/sbin/radiusd'
+
 # FIXME there should a utility to get the user base dn
 from ipaserver.funcs import DefaultUserContainer, DefaultGroupContainer
 
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def get_radius_version():
+    version = None
+    try:
+        p = subprocess.Popen([RADIUSD, '-v'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+                             stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+        stdout, stderr = p.communicate()
+        status =  p.returncode
+
+        if status == 0:
+            match = re.search("radiusd: FreeRADIUS Version (.+), for host", stdout)
+            if match:
+                version = match.group(1)
+    except Exception, e:
+        pass
+    return version
+
+
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class RadiusInstance(service.Service):
@@ -63,12 +84,7 @@ class RadiusInstance(service.Service):
         self.principal    = "%s/%s@%s" % (RADIUS_SERVICE_NAME, self.fqdn, self.realm)
         self.basedn       = realm_to_suffix(self.realm)
         self.user_basedn  = "%s,%s" % (DefaultUserContainer, self.basedn) # FIXME, should be utility to get this
-        self.rpm_nvr = get_rpm_nvr_by_name(PKG_NAME)
-        if self.rpm_nvr is not None:
-            self.rpm_name, self.rpm_version, self.rpm_release = split_rpm_nvr(self.rpm_nvr)
-        else:
-            self.rpm_name = self.rpm_version = self.rpm_release = None
-
+        self.radius_version = get_radius_version()
         self.start_creation(4, "Configuring radiusd")
 
         try:
@@ -93,7 +109,7 @@ class RadiusInstance(service.Service):
     def __radiusd_conf(self):
         self.step('configuring radiusd.conf for radius instance')
 
-        version = 'IPA_RADIUS_VERSION=%s RADIUS_PACKAGE_VERSION=%s' % (IPA_RADIUS_VERSION, self.rpm_nvr)
+        version = 'IPA_RADIUS_VERSION=%s FREE_RADIUS_VERSION=%s' % (IPA_RADIUS_VERSION, self.radius_version)
         sub_dict = {'CONFIG_FILE_VERSION_INFO' : version,
                     'LDAP_SERVER'              : self.ldap_server,
                     'RADIUS_KEYTAB'            : IPA_KEYTAB_FILEPATH,
diff --git a/ipa-server/xmlrpc-server/funcs.py b/ipa-server/xmlrpc-server/funcs.py
index 17a578c26..6fdaaca51 100644
--- a/ipa-server/xmlrpc-server/funcs.py
+++ b/ipa-server/xmlrpc-server/funcs.py
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ class IPAServer:
 
         # some required objectclasses
         entry.setValues('objectClass', 'top', 'person', 'organizationalPerson',
-                'inetOrgPerson', 'inetUser', 'posixAccount', 'krbPrincipalAux')
+                'inetOrgPerson', 'inetUser', 'posixAccount', 'krbPrincipalAux', 'radiusprofile')
 
         # fill in our new entry with everything sent by the user
         for u in user: