diff --git a/etc/glance-cache-paste.ini b/etc/glance-cache-paste.ini
index e89ee5ad59..36b0ffc81b 100644
--- a/etc/glance-cache-paste.ini
+++ b/etc/glance-cache-paste.ini
@@ -6,6 +6,3 @@ paste.app_factory = glance.image_cache.prefetcher:Prefetcher.factory
 
 [app:glance-cleaner]
 paste.app_factory = glance.image_cache.cleaner:Cleaner.factory
-
-[app:glance-queue-image]
-paste.app_factory = glance.image_cache.queue_image:Queuer.factory
diff --git a/glance/image_cache/queue_image.py b/glance/image_cache/queue_image.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 11b3bb2e28..0000000000
--- a/glance/image_cache/queue_image.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
-
-# Copyright 2011 OpenStack LLC.
-# All Rights Reserved.
-#
-#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-#    a copy of the License at
-#
-#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-#    under the License.
-
-"""
-Queues images for prefetching into the image cache
-"""
-
-import logging
-
-import eventlet
-
-from glance.common import context
-from glance.common import exception
-from glance.image_cache import base
-from glance import registry
-
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-class Queuer(base.CacheApp):
-
-    def __init__(self):
-        super(Queuer, self).__init__()
-        registry.configure_registry_client()
-        registry.configure_registry_admin_creds()
-
-    def queue_image(self, image_id):
-        ctx = context.RequestContext(is_admin=True, show_deleted=True)
-        try:
-            image_meta = registry.get_image_metadata(ctx, image_id)
-            if image_meta['status'] != 'active':
-                logger.warn(_("Image '%s' is not active. Not queueing."),
-                            image_id)
-                return False
-
-        except exception.NotFound:
-            logger.warn(_("No metadata found for image '%s'"), image_id)
-            return False
-
-        logger.debug(_("Queueing image '%s'"), image_id)
-        self.cache.queue_image(image_id)
-        return True
-
-    def run(self, images):
-
-        num_images = len(images)
-        if num_images == 0:
-            logger.debug(_("No images to queue!"))
-            return True
-
-        logger.debug(_("Received %d images to queue"), num_images)
-
-        pool = eventlet.GreenPool(num_images)
-        results = pool.imap(self.queue_image, images)
-        successes = sum([1 for r in results if r is True])
-        if successes != num_images:
-            logger.error(_("Failed to successfully queue all "
-                           "images in queue."))
-            return False
-
-        logger.info(_("Successfully queued all %d images"), num_images)
-        return True
diff --git a/glance/tests/functional/v1/test_bin_glance_cache_manage.py b/glance/tests/functional/v1/test_bin_glance_cache_manage.py
index d795628cf7..4a477648c0 100644
--- a/glance/tests/functional/v1/test_bin_glance_cache_manage.py
+++ b/glance/tests/functional/v1/test_bin_glance_cache_manage.py
@@ -216,9 +216,6 @@ paste.app_factory = glance.image_cache.prefetcher:Prefetcher.factory
 
 [app:glance-cleaner]
 paste.app_factory = glance.image_cache.cleaner:Cleaner.factory
-
-[app:glance-queue-image]
-paste.app_factory = glance.image_cache.queue_image:Queuer.factory
 """)
 
         cmd = ("bin/glance-cache-prefetcher --config-file %s" %
diff --git a/glance/tests/functional/v1/test_cache_middleware.py b/glance/tests/functional/v1/test_cache_middleware.py
index 7cf8b81fb4..d1d24034a1 100644
--- a/glance/tests/functional/v1/test_cache_middleware.py
+++ b/glance/tests/functional/v1/test_cache_middleware.py
@@ -467,9 +467,6 @@ paste.app_factory = glance.image_cache.prefetcher:Prefetcher.factory
 
 [app:glance-cleaner]
 paste.app_factory = glance.image_cache.cleaner:Cleaner.factory
-
-[app:glance-queue-image]
-paste.app_factory = glance.image_cache.queue_image:Queuer.factory
 """)
 
         self.verify_no_images()