diff --git a/manifests/proxy/ceilometer.pp b/manifests/proxy/ceilometer.pp
index 7a001a05..3bffe724 100644
--- a/manifests/proxy/ceilometer.pp
+++ b/manifests/proxy/ceilometer.pp
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ class swift::proxy::ceilometer(
     target  => '/etc/swift/proxy-server.conf',
     content => template('swift/proxy/ceilometer.conf.erb'),
     order   => '260',
-    require => Class['::ceilometer'],
   }
 
   package { 'python-ceilometermiddleware':
diff --git a/spec/classes/swift_proxy_ceilometer_spec.rb b/spec/classes/swift_proxy_ceilometer_spec.rb
index ea365561..e8233a05 100644
--- a/spec/classes/swift_proxy_ceilometer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/swift_proxy_ceilometer_spec.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ describe 'swift::proxy::ceilometer' do
     it { is_expected.to contain_concat_fragment('swift_ceilometer').with_content(/[filter:ceilometer]/) }
     it { is_expected.to contain_concat_fragment('swift_ceilometer').with_content(/paste.filter_factory = ceilometermiddleware.swift:filter_factory/) }
     it { is_expected.to contain_concat_fragment('swift_ceilometer').with_content(/url = rabbit:\/\/guest:guest@127.0.0.1:5672\//) }
-    it { is_expected.to contain_concat__fragment('swift_ceilometer').with_require('Class[Ceilometer]')}
     it { is_expected.to contain_user('swift').with_groups('ceilometer') }
     it { is_expected.to contain_file('/var/log/ceilometer/swift-proxy-server.log').with(:owner => 'swift', :group => 'swift', :mode => '0664') }
   end