diff --git a/docker_templates/cinder/cinder-base/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker_templates/cinder/cinder-base/Dockerfile.j2
index 6f3238c788..6e34a3f2f2 100644
--- a/docker_templates/cinder/cinder-base/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker_templates/cinder/cinder-base/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ RUN cd /cinder \
     && pip install /cinder \
     && mkdir /etc/cinder /var/log/cinder \
     && cp -r /cinder/etc/cinder/* /etc/cinder/ \
-    && cp /etc/cinder/cinder.conf.sample /etc/cinder/cinder.conf \
     && chown -R cinder: /etc/cinder /var/log/cinder \
     && rm -rf /root/.cache