diff --git a/nova/compute/__init__.py b/nova/compute/__init__.py
index 99d5e8fac536..c52b80e02a90 100644
--- a/nova/compute/__init__.py
+++ b/nova/compute/__init__.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 # Importing full names to not pollute the namespace and cause possible
 # collisions with use of 'from nova.compute import <foo>' elsewhere.
 import nova.config
-import nova.flags
 import nova.openstack.common.importutils
 
 
diff --git a/nova/compute/api.py b/nova/compute/api.py
index 8c611f2fdd0c..e21d84f9d1d6 100644
--- a/nova/compute/api.py
+++ b/nova/compute/api.py
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ from nova.consoleauth import rpcapi as consoleauth_rpcapi
 from nova import crypto
 from nova.db import base
 from nova import exception
-from nova import flags
 from nova.image import glance
 from nova import network
 from nova import notifications
diff --git a/nova/compute/instance_types.py b/nova/compute/instance_types.py
index 4be4ab71d8a9..c35065a8f98f 100644
--- a/nova/compute/instance_types.py
+++ b/nova/compute/instance_types.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ from nova import config
 from nova import context
 from nova import db
 from nova import exception
-from nova import flags
 from nova.openstack.common import log as logging
 from nova import utils
 
diff --git a/nova/compute/manager.py b/nova/compute/manager.py
index a5084d6fe3fa..793e94e89c7f 100644
--- a/nova/compute/manager.py
+++ b/nova/compute/manager.py
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ from nova.compute import vm_states
 from nova import config
 import nova.context
 from nova import exception
-from nova import flags
 from nova.image import glance
 from nova import manager
 from nova import network
diff --git a/nova/compute/resource_tracker.py b/nova/compute/resource_tracker.py
index cc99b7c4f83e..9b876aba6934 100644
--- a/nova/compute/resource_tracker.py
+++ b/nova/compute/resource_tracker.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ from nova import config
 from nova import context
 from nova import db
 from nova import exception
-from nova import flags
 from nova import notifications
 from nova.openstack.common import cfg
 from nova.openstack.common import importutils
diff --git a/nova/compute/rpcapi.py b/nova/compute/rpcapi.py
index b159756afeb5..a363036f60f3 100644
--- a/nova/compute/rpcapi.py
+++ b/nova/compute/rpcapi.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ Client side of the compute RPC API.
 
 from nova import config
 from nova import exception
-from nova import flags
 from nova.openstack.common import jsonutils
 from nova.openstack.common import rpc
 import nova.openstack.common.rpc.proxy
diff --git a/nova/compute/utils.py b/nova/compute/utils.py
index b4a71d843af8..d0428d67b75c 100644
--- a/nova/compute/utils.py
+++ b/nova/compute/utils.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ from nova.compute import instance_types
 from nova import config
 from nova import db
 from nova import exception
-from nova import flags
 from nova.network import model as network_model
 from nova import notifications
 from nova.openstack.common import log