diff --git a/ansible/roles/designate/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/designate/defaults/main.yml
index ee12db66e6..057f7ef758 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/designate/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/designate/defaults/main.yml
@@ -73,10 +73,6 @@ designate_database_name: "designate"
 designate_database_user: "{% if use_preconfigured_databases | bool and use_common_mariadb_user | bool %}{{ database_user }}{% else %}designate{% endif %}"
 designate_database_address: "{{ database_address }}:{{ database_port }}"
 
-designate_pool_manager_database_name: "designate_pool_manager"
-designate_pool_manager_database_user: "{% if use_preconfigured_databases | bool and use_common_mariadb_user | bool %}{{ database_user }}{% else %}designate_pool_manager{% endif %}"
-designate_pool_manager_database_address: "{{ database_address }}:{{ database_port }}"
-
 
 ####################
 # Docker
diff --git a/ansible/roles/designate/tasks/bootstrap.yml b/ansible/roles/designate/tasks/bootstrap.yml
index eff4c58262..0317c1fd3f 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/designate/tasks/bootstrap.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/designate/tasks/bootstrap.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
   delegate_to: "{{ groups['designate-central'][0] }}"
   with_items:
     - "{{ designate_database_name }}"
-    - "{{ designate_pool_manager_database_name }}"
   when:
     - not use_preconfigured_databases | bool
 
@@ -37,9 +36,6 @@
     - database_name: "{{ designate_database_name }}"
       database_user: "{{ designate_database_user }}"
       database_password: "{{ designate_database_password }}"
-    - database_name: "{{ designate_pool_manager_database_name }}"
-      database_user: "{{ designate_pool_manager_database_user }}"
-      database_password: "{{ designate_pool_manager_database_password }}"
   when:
     - not use_preconfigured_databases | bool
   no_log: true
diff --git a/ansible/roles/designate/templates/designate.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/designate/templates/designate.conf.j2
index 749ccdf0c1..e8e2210a4d 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/designate/templates/designate.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/designate/templates/designate.conf.j2
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@ workers = {{ openstack_service_workers }}
 {% endif %}
 
 [service:worker]
-# TODO (egonzalez): Remove enabled option in worker section once https://bugs.launchpad.net/designate/+bug/1676827
-# is fixed. Enabled is deprecated but without explicitly enabling worker service not start
-enabled = True
-notify = True
 workers = {{ openstack_service_workers }}
 
 [service:producer]
@@ -56,22 +52,9 @@ threads = 1000
 enabled_tasks = None
 export_synchronous = True
 
-[service:pool_manager]
-cache_driver = sqlalchemy
-pool_id = {{ designate_pool_id }}
-workers = {{ openstack_service_workers }}
-
 [network_api:neutron]
 endpoint_type = internalURL
 
-[pool_manager_cache:sqlalchemy]
-connection = mysql+pymysql://{{ designate_pool_manager_database_user }}:{{ designate_pool_manager_database_password }}@{{ designate_pool_manager_database_address }}/{{ designate_pool_manager_database_name }}
-max_retries = 10
-idle_timeout = 3600
-
-[pool_manager_cache:memcache]
-memcached_servers = {% for host in groups['memcached'] %}{{ hostvars[host]['ansible_' + hostvars[host]['api_interface']]['ipv4']['address'] }}:{{ memcached_port }}{% if not loop.last %},{% endif %}{% endfor %}
-
 [storage:sqlalchemy]
 connection = mysql+pymysql://{{ designate_database_user }}:{{ designate_database_password }}@{{ designate_database_address }}/{{ designate_database_name }}
 max_retries = 10