diff --git a/glance/async/flows/api_image_import.py b/glance/async/flows/api_image_import.py
index 41e47bf744..e5036f69ee 100644
--- a/glance/async/flows/api_image_import.py
+++ b/glance/async/flows/api_image_import.py
@@ -101,8 +101,7 @@ class _VerifyStaging(task.Task):
         backend.register_opts(conf)
         conf.set_override('filesystem_store_datadir',
                           CONF.node_staging_uri[7:],
-                          group='glance_store',
-                          enforce_type=True)
+                          group='glance_store')
 
         # NOTE(flaper87): Do not even try to judge me for this... :(
         # With the glance_store refactor, this code will change, until
diff --git a/glance/async/flows/base_import.py b/glance/async/flows/base_import.py
index e9ff53a417..4fc79c847c 100644
--- a/glance/async/flows/base_import.py
+++ b/glance/async/flows/base_import.py
@@ -115,8 +115,7 @@ class _ImportToFS(task.Task):
         backend.register_opts(conf)
         conf.set_override('filesystem_store_datadir',
                           CONF.task.work_dir,
-                          group='glance_store',
-                          enforce_type=True)
+                          group='glance_store')
 
         # NOTE(flaper87): Do not even try to judge me for this... :(
         # With the glance_store refactor, this code will change, until
diff --git a/glance/cmd/cache_cleaner.py b/glance/cmd/cache_cleaner.py
index bb2a54d545..3e304495b2 100644
--- a/glance/cmd/cache_cleaner.py
+++ b/glance/cmd/cache_cleaner.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ from glance.image_cache import cleaner
 
 CONF = config.CONF
 logging.register_options(CONF)
-CONF.set_default(name='use_stderr', default=True, enforce_type=True)
+CONF.set_default(name='use_stderr', default=True)
 
 
 def main():
diff --git a/glance/cmd/cache_prefetcher.py b/glance/cmd/cache_prefetcher.py
index f22600e3f7..5310f7a398 100644
--- a/glance/cmd/cache_prefetcher.py
+++ b/glance/cmd/cache_prefetcher.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ from glance.image_cache import prefetcher
 
 CONF = config.CONF
 logging.register_options(CONF)
-CONF.set_default(name='use_stderr', default=True, enforce_type=True)
+CONF.set_default(name='use_stderr', default=True)
 
 
 def main():
diff --git a/glance/cmd/cache_pruner.py b/glance/cmd/cache_pruner.py
index 4e4aa9bee6..45d1bc9627 100644
--- a/glance/cmd/cache_pruner.py
+++ b/glance/cmd/cache_pruner.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ from glance.image_cache import pruner
 
 CONF = config.CONF
 logging.register_options(CONF)
-CONF.set_default(name='use_stderr', default=True, enforce_type=True)
+CONF.set_default(name='use_stderr', default=True)
 
 
 def main():
diff --git a/glance/cmd/manage.py b/glance/cmd/manage.py
index 3008e6a69a..0daac4e5ef 100644
--- a/glance/cmd/manage.py
+++ b/glance/cmd/manage.py
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ def main():
 
     try:
         logging.register_options(CONF)
-        CONF.set_default(name='use_stderr', default=True, enforce_type=True)
+        CONF.set_default(name='use_stderr', default=True)
         cfg_files = cfg.find_config_files(project='glance',
                                           prog='glance-registry')
         cfg_files.extend(cfg.find_config_files(project='glance',
diff --git a/glance/cmd/replicator.py b/glance/cmd/replicator.py
index d71d7f4491..4580f85abd 100644
--- a/glance/cmd/replicator.py
+++ b/glance/cmd/replicator.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ CONF.register_opt(
                      "one. This is the token used for the target.")))
 
 logging.register_options(CONF)
-CONF.set_default(name='use_stderr', default=True, enforce_type=True)
+CONF.set_default(name='use_stderr', default=True)
 
 # If ../glance/__init__.py exists, add ../ to Python search path, so that
 # it will override what happens to be installed in /usr/(local/)lib/python...
diff --git a/glance/cmd/scrubber.py b/glance/cmd/scrubber.py
index 8eadb4ee98..8a39c32ec8 100644
--- a/glance/cmd/scrubber.py
+++ b/glance/cmd/scrubber.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ eventlet.patcher.monkey_patch(all=False, socket=True, time=True, select=True,
 
 CONF = cfg.CONF
 logging.register_options(CONF)
-CONF.set_default(name='use_stderr', default=True, enforce_type=True)
+CONF.set_default(name='use_stderr', default=True)
 
 
 def main():
diff --git a/glance/tests/functional/db/test_simple.py b/glance/tests/functional/db/test_simple.py
index 128330dc2c..ff7c68d997 100644
--- a/glance/tests/functional/db/test_simple.py
+++ b/glance/tests/functional/db/test_simple.py
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@ from glance.tests.functional.db import base
 
 
 def get_db(config, workers=1):
-    CONF.set_override('data_api', 'glance.db.simple.api',
-                      enforce_type=True)
-    CONF.set_override('workers', workers, enforce_type=True)
+    CONF.set_override('data_api', 'glance.db.simple.api')
+    CONF.set_override('workers', workers)
     db_api = glance.db.get_api()
     return db_api
 
diff --git a/glance/tests/integration/v2/test_property_quota_violations.py b/glance/tests/integration/v2/test_property_quota_violations.py
index 3c9a7a80ac..b955009fa0 100644
--- a/glance/tests/integration/v2/test_property_quota_violations.py
+++ b/glance/tests/integration/v2/test_property_quota_violations.py
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ class TestPropertyQuotaViolations(base.ApiTest):
         self.assertEqual(0, len(image_list))
 
         orig_property_quota = 10
-        CONF.set_override('image_property_quota', orig_property_quota,
-                          enforce_type=True)
+        CONF.set_override('image_property_quota', orig_property_quota)
 
         # Create an image (with deployer-defined properties)
         req_body = {'name': 'testimg',