diff --git a/nova/compute/api.py b/nova/compute/api.py
index a9d0a1bdde2b..061e8e6b28f6 100644
--- a/nova/compute/api.py
+++ b/nova/compute/api.py
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ compute_opts = [
 CONF = cfg.CONF
 CONF.register_opts(compute_opts)
 CONF.import_opt('compute_topic', 'nova.compute.rpcapi')
-CONF.import_opt('consoleauth_topic', 'nova.consoleauth')
 CONF.import_opt('enable', 'nova.cells.opts', group='cells')
 
 MAX_USERDATA_SIZE = 65535
@@ -902,9 +901,9 @@ class API(base.Base):
     def trigger_provider_fw_rules_refresh(self, context):
         """Called when a rule is added/removed from a provider firewall."""
 
-        host_names = [x['host'] for (x, idx)
-                      in self.db.service_get_all_compute_sorted(context)]
-        for host_name in host_names:
+        for service in self.db.service_get_all_by_topic(context,
+                                                        CONF.compute_topic):
+            host_name = service['host']
             self.compute_rpcapi.refresh_provider_fw_rules(context, host_name)
 
     def update_state(self, context, instance, new_state):
diff --git a/nova/db/api.py b/nova/db/api.py
index 3c1425691816..8d3f0fa4d646 100644
--- a/nova/db/api.py
+++ b/nova/db/api.py
@@ -132,15 +132,6 @@ def service_get_all(context, disabled=None):
     return IMPL.service_get_all(context, disabled)
 
 
-def service_does_host_exist(context, host_name, include_disabled=False):
-    """Returns True if 'host_name' is found in the services table, False
-    otherwise
-    :param: host_name - the name of the host we want to check if it exists
-    :param: include_disabled - Set to True to include hosts from disabled
-    services"""
-    return IMPL.service_does_host_exist(context, host_name, include_disabled)
-
-
 def service_get_all_by_topic(context, topic):
     """Get all services for a given topic."""
     return IMPL.service_get_all_by_topic(context, topic)
@@ -159,15 +150,6 @@ def service_get_by_compute_host(context, host):
     return IMPL.service_get_by_compute_host(context, host)
 
 
-def service_get_all_compute_sorted(context):
-    """Get all compute services sorted by instance count.
-
-    :returns: a list of (Service, instance_count) tuples.
-
-    """
-    return IMPL.service_get_all_compute_sorted(context)
-
-
 def service_get_by_args(context, host, binary):
     """Get the state of a service by node name and binary."""
     return IMPL.service_get_by_args(context, host, binary)
diff --git a/nova/db/sqlalchemy/api.py b/nova/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
index 7ba4c73f5eef..61538fcdf34a 100644
--- a/nova/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
+++ b/nova/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
@@ -396,45 +396,6 @@ def service_get_by_compute_host(context, host):
     return result
 
 
-@require_admin_context
-def _service_get_all_topic_subquery(context, session, topic, subq, label):
-    sort_value = getattr(subq.c, label)
-    return model_query(context, models.Service,
-                       func.coalesce(sort_value, 0),
-                       session=session, read_deleted="no").\
-                filter_by(topic=topic).\
-                filter_by(disabled=False).\
-                outerjoin((subq, models.Service.host == subq.c.host)).\
-                order_by(sort_value).\
-                all()
-
-
-@require_admin_context
-def service_get_all_compute_sorted(context):
-    session = get_session()
-    with session.begin():
-        # NOTE(vish): The intended query is below
-        #             SELECT services.*, COALESCE(inst_cores.instance_cores,
-        #                                         0)
-        #             FROM services LEFT OUTER JOIN
-        #             (SELECT host, SUM(instances.vcpus) AS instance_cores
-        #              FROM instances GROUP BY host) AS inst_cores
-        #             ON services.host = inst_cores.host
-        topic = CONF.compute_topic
-        label = 'instance_cores'
-        subq = model_query(context, models.Instance.host,
-                           func.sum(models.Instance.vcpus).label(label),
-                           base_model=models.Instance, session=session,
-                           read_deleted="no").\
-                       group_by(models.Instance.host).\
-                       subquery()
-        return _service_get_all_topic_subquery(context,
-                                               session,
-                                               topic,
-                                               subq,
-                                               label)
-
-
 @require_admin_context
 def service_get_by_args(context, host, binary):
     result = model_query(context, models.Service).\
diff --git a/nova/network/manager.py b/nova/network/manager.py
index 161bf421bb85..0bd652cdd3da 100644
--- a/nova/network/manager.py
+++ b/nova/network/manager.py
@@ -298,8 +298,6 @@ class NetworkManager(manager.SchedulerDependentManager):
         self.network_api = network_api.API()
         self.network_rpcapi = network_rpcapi.NetworkAPI()
         self.security_group_api = compute_api.SecurityGroupAPI()
-        self.compute_api = compute_api.API(
-                                   security_group_api=self.security_group_api)
         self.servicegroup_api = servicegroup.API()
 
         # NOTE(tr3buchet: unless manager subclassing NetworkManager has