diff --git a/openrc b/openrc
index 5ec7634638..e800abeb3d 100644
--- a/openrc
+++ b/openrc
@@ -72,8 +72,3 @@ if [[ ! -v OS_CACERT ]] ; then
         export OS_CACERT=$DEFAULT_OS_CACERT
     fi
 fi
-
-# Currently cinderclient needs you to specify the *volume api* version. This
-# needs to match the config of your catalog returned by Keystone.
-export CINDER_VERSION=${CINDER_VERSION:-3}
-export OS_VOLUME_API_VERSION=${OS_VOLUME_API_VERSION:-$CINDER_VERSION}