diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/placement/handlers/resource_class.py b/nova/api/openstack/placement/handlers/resource_class.py
index 32b56fe1aedb..e7c6c09eed12 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/placement/handlers/resource_class.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/placement/handlers/resource_class.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from nova.api.openstack.placement import wsgi_wrapper
 from nova import exception
 from nova.i18n import _
 from nova import objects
+from nova.objects import resource_provider as rp_obj
 
 
 POST_RC_SCHEMA_V1_2 = {
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ def list_resource_classes(req):
     a collection of resource classes.
     """
     context = req.environ['placement.context']
-    rcs = objects.ResourceClassList.get_all(context)
+    rcs = rp_obj.ResourceClassList.get_all(context)
 
     response = req.response
     response.body = encodeutils.to_utf8(jsonutils.dumps(
diff --git a/nova/objects/resource_provider.py b/nova/objects/resource_provider.py
index 339e5e611e84..5c922501f8e2 100644
--- a/nova/objects/resource_provider.py
+++ b/nova/objects/resource_provider.py
@@ -2153,11 +2153,8 @@ class ResourceClass(base.NovaObject):
             raise exception.ResourceClassExists(resource_class=name)
 
 
-@base.NovaObjectRegistry.register
+@base.NovaObjectRegistry.register_if(False)
 class ResourceClassList(base.ObjectListBase, base.NovaObject):
-    # Version 1.0: Initial version
-    # Version 1.1: Turn off remotable
-    VERSION = '1.1'
 
     fields = {
         'objects': fields.ListOfObjectsField('ResourceClass'),
diff --git a/nova/tests/functional/db/test_resource_provider.py b/nova/tests/functional/db/test_resource_provider.py
index d5d41e618d6a..92df3dd9f46c 100644
--- a/nova/tests/functional/db/test_resource_provider.py
+++ b/nova/tests/functional/db/test_resource_provider.py
@@ -1433,7 +1433,7 @@ class ResourceClassListTestCase(ResourceProviderBaseCase):
         we only get a list of ResourceClass objects representing the standard
         classes.
         """
-        rcs = objects.ResourceClassList.get_all(self.ctx)
+        rcs = rp_obj.ResourceClassList.get_all(self.ctx)
         self.assertEqual(len(fields.ResourceClass.STANDARD), len(rcs))
 
     def test_get_all_with_custom(self):
@@ -1451,7 +1451,7 @@ class ResourceClassListTestCase(ResourceProviderBaseCase):
                 ins = rp_obj._RC_TBL.insert().values(id=c_id, name=c_name)
                 conn.execute(ins)
 
-        rcs = objects.ResourceClassList.get_all(self.ctx)
+        rcs = rp_obj.ResourceClassList.get_all(self.ctx)
         expected_count = len(fields.ResourceClass.STANDARD) + len(customs)
         self.assertEqual(expected_count, len(rcs))
 
@@ -1590,7 +1590,7 @@ class ResourceClassTestCase(ResourceProviderBaseCase):
             name='CUSTOM_IRON_NFV',
         )
         rc.create()
-        rc_list = objects.ResourceClassList.get_all(self.ctx)
+        rc_list = rp_obj.ResourceClassList.get_all(self.ctx)
         rc_ids = (r.id for r in rc_list)
         self.assertIn(rc.id, rc_ids)
 
@@ -1600,7 +1600,7 @@ class ResourceClassTestCase(ResourceProviderBaseCase):
         )
 
         rc.destroy()
-        rc_list = objects.ResourceClassList.get_all(self.ctx)
+        rc_list = rp_obj.ResourceClassList.get_all(self.ctx)
         rc_ids = (r.id for r in rc_list)
         self.assertNotIn(rc.id, rc_ids)
 
@@ -1639,7 +1639,7 @@ class ResourceClassTestCase(ResourceProviderBaseCase):
 
         rp.set_inventory(objects.InventoryList(objects=[]))
         rc.destroy()
-        rc_list = objects.ResourceClassList.get_all(self.ctx)
+        rc_list = rp_obj.ResourceClassList.get_all(self.ctx)
         rc_ids = (r.id for r in rc_list)
         self.assertNotIn(rc.id, rc_ids)
 
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/objects/test_objects.py b/nova/tests/unit/objects/test_objects.py
index d03e805e7da1..41aab0ce0b3c 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/objects/test_objects.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/objects/test_objects.py
@@ -1151,7 +1151,6 @@ object_data = {
     'QuotasNoOp': '1.3-347a039fc7cfee7b225b68b5181e0733',
     'RequestSpec': '1.8-35033ecef47a880f9a5e46e2269e2b97',
     'ResourceClass': '1.0-e6b367e2cf1733c5f3526f20a3286fe9',
-    'ResourceClassList': '1.1-15ecf022a68ddbb8c2a6739cfc9f8f5e',
     'ResourceProvider': '1.4-35e8a41d2ece17a862fac5b07ca966af',
     'ResourceProviderList': '1.1-15ecf022a68ddbb8c2a6739cfc9f8f5e',
     'S3ImageMapping': '1.0-7dd7366a890d82660ed121de9092276e',