diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 187f9b214..12f1286dd 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -81,9 +81,6 @@ nova.ipv6_backend =
     rfc2462 = nova.ipv6.rfc2462
     account_identifier = nova.ipv6.account_identifier
 
-nova.scheduler.host_manager =
-    host_manager = nova.scheduler.host_manager:HostManager
-
 nova.scheduler.driver =
     filter_scheduler = nova.scheduler.filter_scheduler:FilterScheduler
     caching_scheduler = nova.scheduler.caching_scheduler:CachingScheduler