diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index b9510828..890e1a96 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -221,7 +221,6 @@ nova_spice_html5proxy_base_proto: "{{ openstack_service_publicuri_proto | defaul
 nova_spice_html5proxy_base_port: 6082
 nova_spice_html5proxy_base_uri: "{{ nova_spice_html5proxy_base_proto }}://{{ external_lb_vip_address }}:{{ nova_spice_html5proxy_base_port }}"
 nova_spice_html5proxy_base_url: "{{ nova_spice_html5proxy_base_uri }}/spice_auto.html"
-nova_spice_console_keymap: "{{ nova_console_keymap }}"
 nova_spice_console_agent_enabled: True
 nova_spicehtml5_git_repo: https://github.com/SPICE/spice-html5
 nova_spicehtml5_git_install_branch: master
@@ -236,7 +235,6 @@ nova_novncproxy_vncserver_listen: "{{ ansible_host }}"
 nova_novncproxy_agent_enabled: True
 nova_novncproxy_git_repo: https://github.com/kanaka/novnc
 nova_novncproxy_git_install_branch: master
-nova_novncproxy_vnc_keymap: "{{ nova_console_keymap }}"
 
 ## Nova metadata
 nova_metadata_proxy_enabled: "{{ nova_network_services[nova_network_type]['metadata_proxy_enabled'] | bool }}"
@@ -299,7 +297,6 @@ nova_libvirt_hw_disk_discard: '{{ nova_libvirt_images_rbd_pool is defined | tern
 
 ## Nova console
 nova_console_agent_enabled: True
-nova_console_keymap: en-us
 # Set the console type. Presently the only options are ["spice", "novnc"].
 nova_console_type: spice
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/remove-console-keymap-ae255da81979a3a5.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/remove-console-keymap-ae255da81979a3a5.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3f34fa32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/remove-console-keymap-ae255da81979a3a5.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - |
+    The upstream noVNC developers recommend that the keymap be automatically
+    detected for virtual machine consoles. Three Ansible variables have been
+    removed:
+
+    * nova_console_keymap
+    * nova_novncproxy_vnc_keymap
+    * nova_spice_console_keymap
+
+    Deployers can still set a specific keymap using a nova configuration
+    override if necessary.
diff --git a/templates/nova.conf.j2 b/templates/nova.conf.j2
index a971627c..f8f485c3 100644
--- a/templates/nova.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/nova.conf.j2
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ os_region_name = {{ nova_service_region }}
 [spice]
 agent_enabled = {{ nova_console_agent_enabled }}
 enabled = {{ nova_console_agent_enabled }}
-keymap = {{ nova_spice_console_keymap }}
 # Console Url and binds
 html5proxy_base_url = {{ nova_spice_html5proxy_base_url }}
 server_listen = {% if nova_management_address == 'localhost' %}127.0.0.1{% else %}{{ nova_management_address }}{% endif %}
@@ -133,7 +132,6 @@ enabled = False
 {% elif nova_console_type == 'novnc' %}
 [vnc]
 enabled = {{ nova_novncproxy_agent_enabled }}
-keymap = {{ nova_novncproxy_vnc_keymap }}
 novncproxy_base_url = {{ nova_novncproxy_base_url }}
 vncserver_listen = {{ nova_novncproxy_vncserver_listen }}
 vncserver_proxyclient_address = {{ nova_novncproxy_vncserver_proxyclient_address }}