diff --git a/functions-common b/functions-common
index 03d7c96417..c57c4cc054 100644
--- a/functions-common
+++ b/functions-common
@@ -1047,8 +1047,6 @@ function get_or_create_service {
             --description="$3" \
             -f value -c id
     )
-    # Drop cached token to invalidate catalog info in the token
-    remove_token_cache
     echo $service_id
 }
 
@@ -1066,6 +1064,7 @@ function _get_or_create_endpoint_with_interface {
         endpoint_id=$(openstack --os-cloud devstack-system-admin endpoint create \
             $1 $2 $3 --region $4 -f value -c id)
     fi
+
     echo $endpoint_id
 }
 
@@ -1089,8 +1088,6 @@ function get_or_create_endpoint {
     if [[ -n "$5" ]]; then
         _get_or_create_endpoint_with_interface $1 internal $5 $2
     fi
-    # Drop cached token to invalidate catalog info in the token
-    remove_token_cache
     # return the public id to indicate success, and this is the endpoint most likely wanted
     echo $public_id
 }
@@ -2520,11 +2517,6 @@ function is_fips_enabled {
     [ "$fips" == "1" ]
 }
 
-function remove_token_cache {
-    # Remove Keyring cache file
-    rm ~/.local/share/python_keyring/keyring_pass.cfg
-}
-
 # Restore xtrace
 $_XTRACE_FUNCTIONS_COMMON
 
diff --git a/lib/libraries b/lib/libraries
index 146434e2b9..9ea32304fc 100755
--- a/lib/libraries
+++ b/lib/libraries
@@ -138,10 +138,6 @@ function install_libs {
     # doesn't pull in etcd3.
     pip_install etcd3
     pip_install etcd3gw
-
-    # Add libraries required for token caching by OpenStackSDK/CLI
-    pip_install keyring
-    pip_install keyrings.alt
 }
 
 # Restore xtrace
diff --git a/tools/update_clouds_yaml.py b/tools/update_clouds_yaml.py
index 918988245b..74dcdb2a07 100755
--- a/tools/update_clouds_yaml.py
+++ b/tools/update_clouds_yaml.py
@@ -30,9 +30,7 @@ class UpdateCloudsYaml(object):
             self._clouds_path = os.path.expanduser(
                 '~/.config/openstack/clouds.yaml')
             self._create_directory = True
-        self._keyringrc_path = os.path.expanduser(
-                '~/.config/python_keyring/keyringrc.cfg')
-        self._config = {}
+        self._clouds = {}
 
         self._cloud = args.os_cloud
         self._cloud_data = {
@@ -67,17 +65,14 @@ class UpdateCloudsYaml(object):
     def _read_clouds(self):
         try:
             with open(self._clouds_path) as clouds_file:
-                self._config = yaml.safe_load(clouds_file)
+                self._clouds = yaml.safe_load(clouds_file)
         except IOError:
             # The user doesn't have a clouds.yaml file.
             print("The user clouds.yaml file didn't exist.")
-        if "cache" not in self._config:
-            # Enable auth (and only auth) caching. Currently caching into the
-            # file on FS is configured in `_write_clouds` function.
-            self._config["cache"] = {"auth": True}
+            self._clouds = {}
 
     def _update_clouds(self):
-        self._config.setdefault('clouds', {})[self._cloud] = self._cloud_data
+        self._clouds.setdefault('clouds', {})[self._cloud] = self._cloud_data
 
     def _write_clouds(self):
 
@@ -86,19 +81,7 @@ class UpdateCloudsYaml(object):
             os.makedirs(clouds_dir)
 
         with open(self._clouds_path, 'w') as clouds_file:
-            yaml.dump(self._config, clouds_file, default_flow_style=False)
-
-        # Enable keyring token caching
-        keyringrc_dir = os.path.dirname(self._keyringrc_path)
-        os.makedirs(keyringrc_dir, exist_ok=True)
-
-        # Configure auth caching into the file on FS. We do not bother of any
-        # expiration since SDK is smart enough to reauth once the token becomes
-        # invalid.
-        with open(self._keyringrc_path, 'w') as keyringrc_file:
-            keyringrc_file.write("[backend]\n")
-            keyringrc_file.write(
-                "default-keyring=keyrings.alt.file.PlaintextKeyring\n")
+            yaml.dump(self._clouds, clouds_file, default_flow_style=False)
 
 
 def main():