diff --git a/etc/nova/README-policy.yaml.txt b/etc/nova/README-policy.yaml.txt
index 7599f8071278..aee7a49f81b5 100644
--- a/etc/nova/README-policy.yaml.txt
+++ b/etc/nova/README-policy.yaml.txt
@@ -9,16 +9,3 @@ the top level of the nova directory:
 For a pre-generated example of the latest nova policy.yaml, see:
 
     https://docs.openstack.org/nova/latest/configuration/sample-policy.html
-
-
-Placement
-=========
-
-To generate the sample placement policy.yaml file, run the following command
-from the top level of the nova directory:
-
-    tox -e genplacementpolicy
-
-For a pre-generated example of the latest placement policy.yaml, see:
-
-    https://docs.openstack.org/nova/latest/configuration/sample-placement-policy.html
diff --git a/etc/nova/placement-policy-generator.conf b/etc/nova/placement-policy-generator.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index a2e0697d0004..000000000000
--- a/etc/nova/placement-policy-generator.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-[DEFAULT]
-# TODO: When placement is split out of the nova repo, this can change to
-# etc/placement/policy.yaml.sample.
-output_file = etc/nova/placement-policy.yaml.sample
-namespace = placement
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 03f220645ec1..c8c8cb1c50c3 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -23,9 +23,7 @@ testscenarios>=0.4 # Apache-2.0/BSD
 testtools>=2.2.0 # MIT
 bandit>=1.1.0 # Apache-2.0
 gabbi>=1.35.0 # Apache-2.0
+wsgi-intercept>=1.7.0 # MIT License
 
 # vmwareapi driver specific dependencies
 oslo.vmware>=2.17.0 # Apache-2.0
-
-# placement functional tests
-wsgi-intercept>=1.7.0 # MIT License