diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 19e997103..54d08099f 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,5 @@ stevedore==0.14
 -e git+https://github.com/racker/teeth-rest.git@e876c0fddd5ce2f5223ab16936f711b0d57e19c4#egg=teeth_rest
 wsgiref>=0.1.2
 pecan>=0.4.5
-oslo.config>=1.2.0
 WSME>=0.6
 six>=1.5.2
diff --git a/teeth_agent/api/app.py b/teeth_agent/api/app.py
index 1486578dc..b9560d4f4 100644
--- a/teeth_agent/api/app.py
+++ b/teeth_agent/api/app.py
@@ -14,14 +14,11 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 """
 
-from oslo.config import cfg
 import pecan
 from pecan import hooks
 
 from teeth_agent.api import config
 
-CONF = cfg.CONF
-
 
 class AgentHook(hooks.PecanHook):
     def __init__(self, agent, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -49,9 +46,7 @@ def setup_app(agent, pecan_config=None, extra_hooks=None):
     app = pecan.make_app(
         pecan_config.app.root,
         static_root=pecan_config.app.static_root,
-        # TODO(jimrollenhagen) move this to an oslo config
-        debug=True,
-        #debug=CONF.debug,
+        debug=pecan_config.app.debug,
         force_canonical=getattr(pecan_config.app, 'force_canonical', True),
         hooks=app_hooks,
     )