diff --git a/templates/grizzly/nova.conf b/templates/grizzly/nova.conf
index a03444b7..bec7a7b3 100644
--- a/templates/grizzly/nova.conf
+++ b/templates/grizzly/nova.conf
@@ -13,15 +13,11 @@ logdir=/var/log/nova
 state_path=/var/lib/nova
 lock_path=/var/lock/nova
 force_dhcp_release=True
-iscsi_helper=tgtadm
 libvirt_use_virtio_for_bridges=True
-connection_type=libvirt
-root_helper=sudo nova-rootwrap /etc/nova/rootwrap.conf
 verbose=True
 use_syslog = {{ use_syslog }}
 ec2_private_dns_show_ip=True
 api_paste_config=/etc/nova/api-paste.ini
-volumes_path=/var/lib/nova/volumes
 enabled_apis=ec2,osapi_compute,metadata
 auth_strategy=keystone
 compute_driver=libvirt.LibvirtDriver
diff --git a/templates/havana/nova.conf b/templates/havana/nova.conf
index ced8cbfc..0b16ad34 100644
--- a/templates/havana/nova.conf
+++ b/templates/havana/nova.conf
@@ -13,15 +13,11 @@ logdir=/var/log/nova
 state_path=/var/lib/nova
 lock_path=/var/lock/nova
 force_dhcp_release=True
-iscsi_helper=tgtadm
 libvirt_use_virtio_for_bridges=True
-connection_type=libvirt
-root_helper=sudo nova-rootwrap /etc/nova/rootwrap.conf
 verbose=True
 use_syslog = {{ use_syslog }}
 ec2_private_dns_show_ip=True
 api_paste_config=/etc/nova/api-paste.ini
-volumes_path=/var/lib/nova/volumes
 enabled_apis=ec2,osapi_compute,metadata
 auth_strategy=keystone
 compute_driver=libvirt.LibvirtDriver