diff --git a/nova/db/sqlalchemy/api_models.py b/nova/db/sqlalchemy/api_models.py
index 3848034a6..f4bbc434b 100644
--- a/nova/db/sqlalchemy/api_models.py
+++ b/nova/db/sqlalchemy/api_models.py
@@ -456,10 +456,6 @@ class InstanceGroup(API_BASE):
                               "group_name": self.name})
         return self._policies[0] if self._policies else None
 
-    @property
-    def policies(self):
-        return [p.policy for p in self._policies]
-
     @property
     def members(self):
         return [m.instance_uuid for m in self._members]