diff --git a/ceilometer/agent/base.py b/ceilometer/agent/base.py
index c6d9b34a9..3a234c6be 100644
--- a/ceilometer/agent/base.py
+++ b/ceilometer/agent/base.py
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ from ceilometer import utils
 
 LOG = log.getLogger(__name__)
 
-cfg.CONF.import_opt('heartbeat', 'ceilometer.coordination',
-                    group='coordination')
-
 
 class PollsterListForbidden(Exception):
     def __init__(self):
diff --git a/ceilometer/alarm/service.py b/ceilometer/alarm/service.py
index 9b2d3496c..8156aa185 100644
--- a/ceilometer/alarm/service.py
+++ b/ceilometer/alarm/service.py
@@ -45,12 +45,6 @@ OPTS = [
 ]
 
 cfg.CONF.register_opts(OPTS, group='alarm')
-cfg.CONF.import_opt('notifier_rpc_topic', 'ceilometer.alarm.rpc',
-                    group='alarm')
-cfg.CONF.import_opt('partition_rpc_topic', 'ceilometer.alarm.rpc',
-                    group='alarm')
-cfg.CONF.import_opt('heartbeat', 'ceilometer.coordination',
-                    group='coordination')
 cfg.CONF.import_opt('http_timeout', 'ceilometer.service')
 cfg.CONF.import_group('service_credentials', 'ceilometer.service')
 
diff --git a/ceilometer/alarm/storage/impl_mongodb.py b/ceilometer/alarm/storage/impl_mongodb.py
index 831c29c05..07a78edc2 100644
--- a/ceilometer/alarm/storage/impl_mongodb.py
+++ b/ceilometer/alarm/storage/impl_mongodb.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 # under the License.
 """MongoDB storage backend"""
 
-from oslo.config import cfg
 import pymongo
 
 from ceilometer.alarm.storage import pymongo_base
@@ -28,9 +27,6 @@ from ceilometer.openstack.common import log
 from ceilometer import storage
 from ceilometer.storage.mongo import utils as pymongo_utils
 
-cfg.CONF.import_opt('time_to_live', 'ceilometer.storage',
-                    group="database")
-
 LOG = log.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
diff --git a/ceilometer/api/app.py b/ceilometer/api/app.py
index cd03c8460..476ce25c6 100644
--- a/ceilometer/api/app.py
+++ b/ceilometer/api/app.py
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ from ceilometer import storage
 LOG = log.getLogger(__name__)
 
 CONF = cfg.CONF
-CONF.import_opt('debug', 'ceilometer.openstack.common.log')
 
 OPTS = [
     cfg.StrOpt('api_paste_config',
diff --git a/ceilometer/cmd/storage.py b/ceilometer/cmd/storage.py
index a4d85069d..ac684d68f 100644
--- a/ceilometer/cmd/storage.py
+++ b/ceilometer/cmd/storage.py
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ from ceilometer.i18n import _
 from ceilometer import service
 from ceilometer import storage
 
-cfg.CONF.import_opt('time_to_live', 'ceilometer.storage',
-                    group='database')
-
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
diff --git a/ceilometer/network/floatingip.py b/ceilometer/network/floatingip.py
index f16defa39..ee75e72d6 100644
--- a/ceilometer/network/floatingip.py
+++ b/ceilometer/network/floatingip.py
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ from ceilometer import sample
 
 LOG = log.getLogger(__name__)
 
-cfg.CONF.import_group('service_types', 'ceilometer.nova_client')
-
 
 class FloatingIPPollster(plugin_base.PollsterBase):
 
diff --git a/ceilometer/network/services/discovery.py b/ceilometer/network/services/discovery.py
index 6a67c794b..68dc0e0c5 100644
--- a/ceilometer/network/services/discovery.py
+++ b/ceilometer/network/services/discovery.py
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ from ceilometer.agent import plugin_base
 from ceilometer import neutron_client
 
 
-cfg.CONF.import_group('service_types', 'ceilometer.neutron_client')
-
-
 class _BaseServicesDiscovery(plugin_base.DiscoveryBase):
 
     def __init__(self):
diff --git a/ceilometer/service.py b/ceilometer/service.py
index 734fa550f..21e25e32c 100644
--- a/ceilometer/service.py
+++ b/ceilometer/service.py
@@ -91,9 +91,6 @@ CLI_OPTS = [
 ]
 cfg.CONF.register_cli_opts(CLI_OPTS, group="service_credentials")
 
-cfg.CONF.import_opt('default_log_levels',
-                    'ceilometer.openstack.common.log')
-
 LOG = log.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
diff --git a/ceilometer/storage/__init__.py b/ceilometer/storage/__init__.py
index 1915cf8ff..41a4002a7 100644
--- a/ceilometer/storage/__init__.py
+++ b/ceilometer/storage/__init__.py
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ OPTS = [
 cfg.CONF.register_opts(OPTS, group='database')
 
 db_options.set_defaults(cfg.CONF)
-cfg.CONF.import_opt('connection', 'oslo.db.options', group='database')
 
 
 class StorageBadVersion(Exception):
diff --git a/ceilometer/storage/impl_mongodb.py b/ceilometer/storage/impl_mongodb.py
index c0d8b4803..816a9776d 100644
--- a/ceilometer/storage/impl_mongodb.py
+++ b/ceilometer/storage/impl_mongodb.py
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ from ceilometer.storage.mongo import utils as pymongo_utils
 from ceilometer.storage import pymongo_base
 from ceilometer import utils
 
-cfg.CONF.import_opt('time_to_live', 'ceilometer.storage',
-                    group="database")
-
 LOG = log.getLogger(__name__)