diff --git a/magnum/conf/rpc.py b/magnum/conf/rpc.py
index 0bc1bb5958..cdb9feb2f7 100644
--- a/magnum/conf/rpc.py
+++ b/magnum/conf/rpc.py
@@ -14,13 +14,6 @@ from oslo_config import cfg
 
 
 periodic_opts = [
-    cfg.BoolOpt('periodic_global_stack_list',
-                default=False,
-                help="List Heat stacks globally when syncing clusters. "
-                     "Default is to do retrieve each cluster's stack  "
-                     "individually. Reduces number of requests against "
-                     "Heat API if enabled but requires changes to Heat's "
-                     "policy.json."),
     cfg.BoolOpt('periodic_enable',
                 default=True,
                 help='Enable periodic tasks.'),