diff --git a/spec/classes/horizon_init_spec.rb b/spec/classes/horizon_init_spec.rb
index b46ebd73..249878a3 100644
--- a/spec/classes/horizon_init_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/horizon_init_spec.rb
@@ -472,8 +472,6 @@ describe 'horizon' do
           '# Custom local_settings.py',
           'DEBUG = True',
           "HORIZON_CONFIG = {",
-          "    'dashboards': ('project', 'admin', 'settings',),",
-          "    'default_dashboard': 'project',",
           "    'user_home': 'openstack_dashboard.views.get_user_home',",
           "    'ajax_queue_limit': 10,",
           "    'auto_fade_alerts': {",
@@ -656,8 +654,6 @@ describe 'horizon' do
         verify_concat_fragment_contents(catalogue, 'local_settings.py', [
           '# Custom local_settings.py',
           "HORIZON_CONFIG = {",
-          "    'dashboards': ('project', 'admin', 'settings',),",
-          "    'default_dashboard': 'project',",
           "    'user_home': 'openstack_dashboard.views.get_user_home',",
           "    'ajax_queue_limit': 10,",
           "    'auto_fade_alerts': {",
@@ -688,8 +684,6 @@ describe 'horizon' do
         verify_concat_fragment_contents(catalogue, 'local_settings.py', [
           '# Custom local_settings.py',
           "HORIZON_CONFIG = {",
-          "    'dashboards': ('project', 'admin', 'settings',),",
-          "    'default_dashboard': 'project',",
           "    'user_home': 'openstack_dashboard.views.get_user_home',",
           "    'ajax_queue_limit': 10,",
           "    'auto_fade_alerts': {",
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/override_local_settings.py.erb b/spec/fixtures/override_local_settings.py.erb
index 1fb85c53..f2900ce8 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/override_local_settings.py.erb
+++ b/spec/fixtures/override_local_settings.py.erb
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 DEBUG = <%= @django_debug %>
 
 HORIZON_CONFIG = {
-    'dashboards': ('project', 'admin', 'settings',),
-    'default_dashboard': 'project',
     'user_home': 'openstack_dashboard.views.get_user_home',
     'ajax_queue_limit': 10,
     'auto_fade_alerts': {
diff --git a/templates/local_settings.py.erb b/templates/local_settings.py.erb
index 3aaf140c..34ad0588 100644
--- a/templates/local_settings.py.erb
+++ b/templates/local_settings.py.erb
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ OPENSTACK_KEYSTONE_DEFAULT_DOMAIN = '<%= @keystone_default_domain %>'
 
 # Default OpenStack Dashboard configuration.
 HORIZON_CONFIG = {
-    'default_dashboard': 'project',
     'user_home': 'openstack_dashboard.views.get_user_home',
     'ajax_queue_limit': 10,
     'auto_fade_alerts': {