diff --git a/lib/nova b/lib/nova
index 5607615e3e..76929b1a46 100644
--- a/lib/nova
+++ b/lib/nova
@@ -246,16 +246,6 @@ function configure_nova {
 
         # Get the sample configuration file in place
         cp $NOVA_DIR/etc/nova/api-paste.ini $NOVA_CONF_DIR
-
-        # Comment out the keystone configs in Nova's api-paste.ini.
-        # We are using nova.conf to configure this instead.
-        inicomment $NOVA_API_PASTE_INI filter:authtoken auth_host
-        inicomment $NOVA_API_PASTE_INI filter:authtoken auth_protocol
-        inicomment $NOVA_API_PASTE_INI filter:authtoken admin_tenant_name
-        inicomment $NOVA_API_PASTE_INI filter:authtoken cafile
-        inicomment $NOVA_API_PASTE_INI filter:authtoken admin_user
-        inicomment $NOVA_API_PASTE_INI filter:authtoken admin_password
-        inicomment $NOVA_API_PASTE_INI filter:authtoken signing_dir
     fi
 
     if is_service_enabled n-cpu; then