diff --git a/lib/sahara b/lib/sahara
index 521b19a4a1..709e90e1bd 100644
--- a/lib/sahara
+++ b/lib/sahara
@@ -111,9 +111,6 @@ function configure_sahara {
         cp -p $SAHARA_DIR/etc/sahara/policy.json $SAHARA_CONF_DIR
     fi
 
-    # Copy over sahara configuration file and configure common parameters.
-    cp $SAHARA_DIR/etc/sahara/sahara.conf.sample $SAHARA_CONF_FILE
-
     # Create auth cache dir
     sudo mkdir -p $SAHARA_AUTH_CACHE_DIR
     sudo chown $STACK_USER $SAHARA_AUTH_CACHE_DIR