diff --git a/ceilometer/agent/plugin_base.py b/ceilometer/agent/plugin_base.py
index 349407f4b5..c59b5e16c0 100644
--- a/ceilometer/agent/plugin_base.py
+++ b/ceilometer/agent/plugin_base.py
@@ -130,16 +130,6 @@ class NotificationBase(PluginBase):
             p(list(self.process_notification(notification)))
 
 
-class NonMetricNotificationBase(object):
-    """Use to mark non-measurement meters
-
-    There are a number of historical non-measurement meters that should really
-    be captured as events. This common base allows us to disable these invalid
-    meters.
-    """
-    pass
-
-
 class ExtensionLoadError(Exception):
     """Error of loading pollster plugin.
 
diff --git a/ceilometer/meter/notifications.py b/ceilometer/meter/notifications.py
index 438c2caca8..cbed8f6fd3 100644
--- a/ceilometer/meter/notifications.py
+++ b/ceilometer/meter/notifications.py
@@ -171,22 +171,19 @@ class ProcessMeterNotifications(plugin_base.NotificationBase):
             pkg_resources.resource_filename(__name__, "data/meters.yaml"))
 
         definitions = {}
-        disable_non_metric_meters = (self.manager.conf.notification.
-                                     disable_non_metric_meters)
         for meter_cfg in reversed(meters_cfg['metric']):
             if meter_cfg.get('name') in definitions:
                 # skip duplicate meters
                 LOG.warning(_LW("Skipping duplicate meter definition %s")
                             % meter_cfg)
                 continue
-            if (meter_cfg.get('volume') != 1 or not disable_non_metric_meters):
-                try:
-                    md = MeterDefinition(meter_cfg, plugin_manager)
-                except declarative.DefinitionException as e:
-                    errmsg = _LE("Error loading meter definition: %s")
-                    LOG.error(errmsg, six.text_type(e))
-                else:
-                    definitions[meter_cfg['name']] = md
+            try:
+                md = MeterDefinition(meter_cfg, plugin_manager)
+            except declarative.DefinitionException as e:
+                errmsg = _LE("Error loading meter definition: %s")
+                LOG.error(errmsg, six.text_type(e))
+            else:
+                definitions[meter_cfg['name']] = md
         return definitions.values()
 
     def get_targets(self, conf):
diff --git a/ceilometer/middleware.py b/ceilometer/middleware.py
index 03ab4e4e9e..28758313df 100644
--- a/ceilometer/middleware.py
+++ b/ceilometer/middleware.py
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ OPTS = [
 ]
 
 
-class HTTPRequest(plugin_base.NotificationBase,
-                  plugin_base.NonMetricNotificationBase):
+class HTTPRequest(plugin_base.NotificationBase):
     event_types = ['http.request']
 
     def get_targets(self, conf):
diff --git a/ceilometer/notification.py b/ceilometer/notification.py
index 644cee5464..467c523656 100644
--- a/ceilometer/notification.py
+++ b/ceilometer/notification.py
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@ from oslo_log import log
 import oslo_messaging
 from stevedore import extension
 
-from ceilometer.agent import plugin_base as base
 from ceilometer import coordination
 from ceilometer.event import endpoint as event_endpoint
-from ceilometer.i18n import _, _LI, _LW
+from ceilometer.i18n import _, _LI
 from ceilometer import messaging
 from ceilometer import pipeline
 from ceilometer import service_base
@@ -47,12 +46,6 @@ OPTS = [
                 default=True,
                 deprecated_group='collector',
                 help='Acknowledge message when event persistence fails.'),
-    cfg.BoolOpt('disable_non_metric_meters',
-                default=True,
-                help='WARNING: Ceilometer historically offered the ability to '
-                     'store events as meters. This usage is NOT advised as it '
-                     'can flood the metering database and cause performance '
-                     'degradation.'),
     cfg.BoolOpt('workload_partitioning',
                 default=False,
                 help='Enable workload partitioning, allowing multiple '
@@ -214,11 +207,6 @@ class NotificationService(service_base.PipelineBasedService):
             with self.coord_lock:
                 self._configure_pipeline_listener()
 
-        if not self.conf.notification.disable_non_metric_meters:
-            LOG.warning(_LW('Non-metric meters may be collected. It is highly '
-                            'advisable to disable these meters using '
-                            'ceilometer.conf or the pipeline.yaml'))
-
         self.init_pipeline_refresh()
 
     def _configure_main_queue_listeners(self, pipe_manager,
@@ -237,9 +225,6 @@ class NotificationService(service_base.PipelineBasedService):
         targets = []
         for ext in notification_manager:
             handler = ext.obj
-            if (self.conf.notification.disable_non_metric_meters and
-                    isinstance(handler, base.NonMetricNotificationBase)):
-                continue
             LOG.debug('Event types from %(name)s: %(type)s'
                       ' (ack_on_error=%(error)s)',
                       {'name': ext.name,
diff --git a/ceilometer/tests/functional/test_notification.py b/ceilometer/tests/functional/test_notification.py
index 70229ad12e..7139956bf8 100644
--- a/ceilometer/tests/functional/test_notification.py
+++ b/ceilometer/tests/functional/test_notification.py
@@ -104,8 +104,6 @@ class TestNotification(tests_base.BaseTestCase):
         self.CONF = self.useFixture(fixture_config.Config(conf)).conf
         self.CONF.set_override("connection", "log://", group='database')
         self.CONF.set_override("backend_url", None, group="coordination")
-        self.CONF.set_override("disable_non_metric_meters", False,
-                               group="notification")
         self.CONF.set_override("workload_partitioning", True,
                                group='notification')
         self.setup_messaging(self.CONF)
@@ -534,8 +532,6 @@ class TestRealNotificationMultipleAgents(tests_base.BaseTestCase):
         self.CONF.set_override("event_pipeline_cfg_file",
                                event_pipeline_cfg_file)
         self.CONF.set_override("backend_url", None, group="coordination")
-        self.CONF.set_override("disable_non_metric_meters", False,
-                               group="notification")
         self.CONF.set_override('workload_partitioning', True,
                                group='notification')
         self.CONF.set_override('pipeline_processing_queues', 2,