diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/context.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/context.py
index 86f2dac4..ece75df8 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/context.py
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/context.py
@@ -853,15 +853,6 @@ class NeutronContext(OSContextGenerator):
         for pkgs in self.packages:
             ensure_packages(pkgs)
 
-    def _save_flag_file(self):
-        if self.network_manager == 'quantum':
-            _file = '/etc/nova/quantum_plugin.conf'
-        else:
-            _file = '/etc/nova/neutron_plugin.conf'
-
-        with open(_file, 'wb') as out:
-            out.write(self.plugin + '\n')
-
     def ovs_ctxt(self):
         driver = neutron_plugin_attribute(self.plugin, 'driver',
                                           self.network_manager)
@@ -1006,7 +997,6 @@ class NeutronContext(OSContextGenerator):
             flags = config_flags_parser(alchemy_flags)
             ctxt['neutron_alchemy_flags'] = flags
 
-        self._save_flag_file()
         return ctxt
 
 
diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/utils.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/utils.py
index cb61af38..b073c77b 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/utils.py
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/utils.py
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ def save_script_rc(script_path="scripts/scriptrc", **env_vars):
     juju_rc_path = "%s/%s" % (charm_dir(), script_path)
     if not os.path.exists(os.path.dirname(juju_rc_path)):
         os.mkdir(os.path.dirname(juju_rc_path))
-    with open(juju_rc_path, 'wb') as rc_script:
+    with open(juju_rc_path, 'wt') as rc_script:
         rc_script.write(
             "#!/bin/bash\n")
         [rc_script.write('export %s=%s\n' % (u, p))