diff --git a/etc/openstack_deploy/openstack_user_config.yml b/etc/openstack_deploy/openstack_user_config.yml
index ee27da8708..c1edacdfdc 100644
--- a/etc/openstack_deploy/openstack_user_config.yml
+++ b/etc/openstack_deploy/openstack_user_config.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 ---
-environment_version: a09bd162bf75ed2044b054c33b777929
-
 cidr_networks:
   container: 172.29.236.0/22
   tunnel: 172.29.240.0/22
diff --git a/etc/openstack_deploy/openstack_user_config.yml.example b/etc/openstack_deploy/openstack_user_config.yml.example
index 4e549a8ee5..98b01847fc 100644
--- a/etc/openstack_deploy/openstack_user_config.yml.example
+++ b/etc/openstack_deploy/openstack_user_config.yml.example
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-# This is the md5 of the environment file
-# this will ensure consistency when deploying.
-environment_version: 35946eced47eb8461f1eea62fa01bcf0
-
 # User defined container networks in CIDR notation. The inventory generator
 # assigns IP addresses to network interfaces inside containers from these
 # ranges.
diff --git a/playbooks/inventory/dynamic_inventory.py b/playbooks/inventory/dynamic_inventory.py
index 5c18473fe1..22e89c0e61 100755
--- a/playbooks/inventory/dynamic_inventory.py
+++ b/playbooks/inventory/dynamic_inventory.py
@@ -811,34 +811,6 @@ def append_if(array, item):
     return array
 
 
-def md5_checker(localfile):
-    """Check for different Md5 in CloudFiles vs Local File.
-
-    If the md5 sum is different, return True else False
-
-    :param localfile:
-    :return True|False:
-    """
-
-    def calc_hash():
-        """Read the hash.
-
-        :return data_hash.read():
-        """
-
-        return data_hash.read(128 * md5.block_size)
-
-    if os.path.isfile(localfile) is True:
-        md5 = hashlib.md5()
-        with open(localfile, 'rb') as data_hash:
-            for chk in iter(calc_hash, ''):
-                md5.update(chk)
-
-        return md5.hexdigest()
-    else:
-        raise SystemExit('This [ %s ] is not a file.' % localfile)
-
-
 def _merge_dict(base_items, new_items):
     """Recursively merge new_items into some base_items.
 
@@ -907,18 +879,6 @@ def main():
     with open(environment_file, 'rb') as f:
         environment = yaml.safe_load(f.read())
 
-    # Check the version of the environment file
-    env_version = md5_checker(localfile=environment_file)
-    version = user_defined_config.get('environment_version')
-    if env_version != version:
-        raise SystemExit(
-            'The MD5 sum of the environment file does not match the expected'
-            ' value. To ensure that you are using the proper environment'
-            ' please repull the correct environment file from the upstream'
-            ' repository. Found MD5: [ %s ] expected MD5 [ %s ]'
-            % (env_version, version)
-        )
-
     # Load anything in an env.d directory if found
     env_plugins = os.path.join(local_path, 'env.d')
     if os.path.isdir(env_plugins):
diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap-aio.sh b/scripts/bootstrap-aio.sh
index 173496c71e..4a717a3d6c 100755
--- a/scripts/bootstrap-aio.sh
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap-aio.sh
@@ -248,8 +248,6 @@ scripts/pw-token-gen.py --file /etc/openstack_deploy/user_secrets.yml
 
 # change the generated passwords for the OpenStack (admin)
 sed -i "s/keystone_auth_admin_password:.*/keystone_auth_admin_password: ${ADMIN_PASSWORD}/" /etc/openstack_deploy/user_secrets.yml
-ENV_VERSION="$(md5sum /etc/openstack_deploy/openstack_environment.yml | awk '{print $1}')"
-sed -i "s/environment_version:.*/environment_version: ${ENV_VERSION}/" /etc/openstack_deploy/openstack_user_config.yml
 sed -i "s/external_lb_vip_address:.*/external_lb_vip_address: ${PUBLIC_ADDRESS}/" /etc/openstack_deploy/openstack_user_config.yml
 
 # Service region set