diff --git a/placement/db/sqlalchemy/alembic.ini b/placement/db/sqlalchemy/alembic.ini
index 5295b5bbf..5de6f5e9c 100644
--- a/placement/db/sqlalchemy/alembic.ini
+++ b/placement/db/sqlalchemy/alembic.ini
@@ -4,73 +4,3 @@
 # path to migration scripts
 script_location = %(here)s/alembic
 
-# template used to generate migration files
-# file_template = %%(rev)s_%%(slug)s
-
-# timezone to use when rendering the date
-# within the migration file as well as the filename.
-# string value is passed to dateutil.tz.gettz()
-# leave blank for localtime
-# timezone =
-
-# max length of characters to apply to the
-# "slug" field
-#truncate_slug_length = 40
-
-# set to 'true' to run the environment during
-# the 'revision' command, regardless of autogenerate
-# revision_environment = false
-
-# set to 'true' to allow .pyc and .pyo files without
-# a source .py file to be detected as revisions in the
-# versions/ directory
-# sourceless = false
-
-# version location specification; this defaults
-# to alembic/versions.  When using multiple version
-# directories, initial revisions must be specified with --version-path
-# version_locations = %(here)s/bar %(here)s/bat alembic/versions
-
-# the output encoding used when revision files
-# are written from script.py.mako
-# output_encoding = utf-8
-
-# NOTE: this next line is commented out because it is set in
-# CONF.placement_database.connection
-#sqlalchemy.url = driver://user:pass@localhost/dbname
-
-
-# Logging configuration
-[loggers]
-keys = root,sqlalchemy,alembic
-
-[handlers]
-keys = console
-
-[formatters]
-keys = generic
-
-[logger_root]
-level = WARN
-handlers = console
-qualname =
-
-[logger_sqlalchemy]
-level = WARN
-handlers =
-qualname = sqlalchemy.engine
-
-[logger_alembic]
-level = INFO
-handlers =
-qualname = alembic
-
-[handler_console]
-class = StreamHandler
-args = (sys.stderr,)
-level = NOTSET
-formatter = generic
-
-[formatter_generic]
-format = %(levelname)-5.5s [%(name)s] %(message)s
-datefmt = %H:%M:%S
diff --git a/placement/db/sqlalchemy/alembic/env.py b/placement/db/sqlalchemy/alembic/env.py
index 8602bc855..ea6dd1991 100644
--- a/placement/db/sqlalchemy/alembic/env.py
+++ b/placement/db/sqlalchemy/alembic/env.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 
 from __future__ import with_statement
-from logging.config import fileConfig
 
 from alembic import context
 from oslo_config import cfg
@@ -23,15 +22,6 @@ from placement.db.sqlalchemy import models
 from placement import db_api as placement_db
 
 
-# this is the Alembic Config object, which provides
-# access to the values within the .ini file in use.
-config = context.config
-
-
-# Interpret the config file for Python logging.
-# This line sets up loggers basically.
-fileConfig(config.config_file_name)
-
 # add your model's MetaData object here
 # for 'autogenerate' support
 # from myapp import mymodel