diff --git a/nova/openstack/common/log_handler.py b/nova/openstack/common/log_handler.py
deleted file mode 100644
index ea3731bffc36..000000000000
--- a/nova/openstack/common/log_handler.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2013 IBM Corp.
-#
-#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-#    a copy of the License at
-#
-#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-#    under the License.
-import logging
-
-from oslo.config import cfg
-
-from nova.openstack.common import notifier
-
-
-class PublishErrorsHandler(logging.Handler):
-    def emit(self, record):
-        if ('nova.openstack.common.notifier.log_notifier' in
-                cfg.CONF.notification_driver):
-            return
-        notifier.api.notify(None, 'error.publisher',
-                            'error_notification',
-                            notifier.api.ERROR,
-                            dict(error=record.getMessage()))
diff --git a/openstack-common.conf b/openstack-common.conf
index 8113e0a3bffc..a6f69abda413 100644
--- a/openstack-common.conf
+++ b/openstack-common.conf
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ module=jsonutils
 module=local
 module=lockutils
 module=log
-module=log_handler
 module=loopingcall
 module=memorycache
 module=middleware