diff --git a/openstackclient/shell.py b/openstackclient/shell.py
index 24804343db..0c91ab6ef1 100644
--- a/openstackclient/shell.py
+++ b/openstackclient/shell.py
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ from openstackclient.common import timing
 from openstackclient.common import utils
 
 
-KEYRING_SERVICE = 'openstack'
-
 DEFAULT_DOMAIN = 'default'