diff --git a/devstack/lib/heat b/devstack/lib/heat
index 82e88e6c33..f30e4bff4b 100644
--- a/devstack/lib/heat
+++ b/devstack/lib/heat
@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@ set +o xtrace
 # set up default directories
 GITDIR["python-heatclient"]=$DEST/python-heatclient
 
-# heat service
-HEAT_REPO=${HEAT_REPO:-${GIT_BASE}/openstack/heat.git}
-HEAT_BRANCH=${HEAT_BRANCH:-master}
-
 # python heat client library
 GITREPO["python-heatclient"]=${HEATCLIENT_REPO:-${GIT_BASE}/openstack/python-heatclient.git}
 GITBRANCH["python-heatclient"]=${HEATCLIENT_BRANCH:-master}
@@ -276,7 +272,6 @@ function install_heatclient {
 
 # install_heat() - Collect source and prepare
 function install_heat {
-    git_clone $HEAT_REPO $HEAT_DIR $HEAT_BRANCH
     setup_develop $HEAT_DIR
     if [[ "$HEAT_USE_APACHE" == "True" ]]; then
        if [ "$WSGI_MODE" == "uwsgi" ]; then