diff --git a/docker/swift/swift-base/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/swift/swift-base/Dockerfile.j2
index 6ef3db1241..adc2a6fd84 100644
--- a/docker/swift/swift-base/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/swift/swift-base/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -58,14 +58,9 @@ RUN ln -s swift-base-source/* swift \
     && chown -R swift: /etc/swift /var/cache/swift /var/lock/swift
 {% endif %}
 
-COPY swift-rootwrap /var/lib/kolla/venv/bin/swift-rootwrap
-COPY rootwrap.conf /etc/swift/rootwrap.conf
 COPY swift_sudoers /etc/sudoers.d/kolla_swift_sudoers
 
-RUN chmod 755 /var/lib/kolla/venv/bin/swift-rootwrap \
-    && chmod 644 /etc/swift/rootwrap.conf \
-    && sed -i 's|^exec_dirs.*|exec_dirs=/var/lib/kolla/venv/bin,/sbin,/usr/sbin,/bin,/usr/bin,/usr/local/bin,/usr/local/sbin|g' /etc/swift/rootwrap.conf \
-    && chmod 750 /etc/sudoers.d \
+RUN chmod 750 /etc/sudoers.d \
     && chmod 440 /etc/sudoers.d/kolla_swift_sudoers \
     && mkdir -p /opt/swift
 
diff --git a/docker/swift/swift-base/rootwrap.conf b/docker/swift/swift-base/rootwrap.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 9adfaa6684..0000000000
--- a/docker/swift/swift-base/rootwrap.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-# Configuration for swift-rootwrap
-# This file should be owned by (and only-writeable by) the root user
-
-[DEFAULT]
-# List of directories to load filter definitions from (separated by ',').
-# These directories MUST all be only writeable by root !
-filters_path=/etc/swift/rootwrap.d,/usr/share/swift/rootwrap
-
-# List of directories to search executables in, in case filters do not
-# explicitely specify a full path (separated by ',')
-# If not specified, defaults to system PATH environment variable.
-# These directories MUST all be only writeable by root !
-exec_dirs=/sbin,/usr/sbin,/bin,/usr/bin
-
-# Enable logging to syslog
-# Default value is False
-use_syslog=False
-
-# Which syslog facility to use.
-# Valid values include auth, authpriv, syslog, local0, local1...
-# Default value is 'syslog'
-syslog_log_facility=syslog
-
-# Which messages to log.
-# INFO means log all usage
-# ERROR means only log unsuccessful attempts
-syslog_log_level=ERROR
diff --git a/docker/swift/swift-base/swift-rootwrap b/docker/swift/swift-base/swift-rootwrap
deleted file mode 100644
index 9432582dae..0000000000
--- a/docker/swift/swift-base/swift-rootwrap
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3
-# PBR Generated from 'console_scripts'
-
-import sys
-
-from oslo_rootwrap.cmd import main
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    sys.exit(main())
diff --git a/docker/swift/swift-base/swift_sudoers b/docker/swift/swift-base/swift_sudoers
index 752fe0e2ee..f60e2260b0 100644
--- a/docker/swift/swift-base/swift_sudoers
+++ b/docker/swift/swift-base/swift_sudoers
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 swift ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /bin/find /srv/node/ -maxdepth 1 -type d -execdir chown swift\:swift {} \\+
 swift ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/find /srv/node/ -maxdepth 1 -type d -execdir chown swift\:swift {} \\+
-swift ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /var/lib/kolla/venv/bin/swift-rootwrap /etc/swift/rootwrap.conf *