diff --git a/devstack-vm-gate-wrap.sh b/devstack-vm-gate-wrap.sh
index b9f1ee7d..0bbf9ca1 100755
--- a/devstack-vm-gate-wrap.sh
+++ b/devstack-vm-gate-wrap.sh
@@ -375,10 +375,6 @@ function cleanup_host {
     sudo cp $BASE/new/tempest/nosetests*.xml $WORKSPACE/
     sudo chown jenkins:jenkins $WORKSPACE/nosetests*.xml
     sudo chmod a+r $WORKSPACE/nosetests*.xml
-    if [ $DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_COVERAGE -eq "1" ] ; then
-        sudo mkdir $WORKSPACE/logs/coverage-report/
-        sudo cp $BASE/new/tempest/coverage-report/* $WORKSPACE/logs/coverage-report/
-    fi
 
     # Disable detailed logging as we return to the main script
     set +o xtrace
@@ -454,9 +450,6 @@ export DEVSTACK_GATE_POSTGRES=${DEVSTACK_GATE_POSTGRES:-0}
 # Set to 1 to use zeromq instead of rabbitmq (or qpid)
 export DEVSTACK_GATE_ZEROMQ=${DEVSTACK_GATE_ZEROMQ:-0}
 
-# Set to 1 to run nova coverage with Tempest
-export DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_COVERAGE=${DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_COVERAGE:-0}
-
 # Set to 1 to run tempest stress tests
 export DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_STRESS=${DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_STRESS:-0}
 
diff --git a/devstack-vm-gate.sh b/devstack-vm-gate.sh
index bf6bb855..6e48b8d4 100755
--- a/devstack-vm-gate.sh
+++ b/devstack-vm-gate.sh
@@ -133,10 +133,6 @@ EOF
         echo "HEAT_CREATE_TEST_IMAGE=True" >>localrc
     fi
 
-    if [ "$DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_COVERAGE" -eq "1" ] ; then
-        echo "EXTRA_OPTS=(backdoor_port=0)" >>localrc
-    fi
-
     if [ "$DEVSTACK_GATE_POSTGRES" -eq "1" ]; then
         cat <<\EOF >>localrc
 disable_service mysql
@@ -303,10 +299,6 @@ if [ "$DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST" -eq "1" ]; then
         echo "Running tempest full test suite with testr"
         sudo -H -u tempest tox -etestr-full
         res=$?
-    elif [[ "$DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_COVERAGE" -eq "1" ]] ; then
-        echo "Generating coverage report"
-        sudo -H -u tempest tox -ecoverage -- -o $BASE/new/tempest/coverage-report
-        res=$?
     elif [[ "$DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_STRESS" -eq "1" ]] ; then
         echo "Running stress tests"
         sudo -H -u tempest tox -estress