diff --git a/global-requirements.txt b/global-requirements.txt
index 9bc2423ded..ac2ef72eb9 100644
--- a/global-requirements.txt
+++ b/global-requirements.txt
@@ -205,7 +205,6 @@ PyECLib  # BSD
 pyghmi  # Apache-2.0
 pyinotify;sys_platform!='win32' and sys_platform!='darwin' and sys_platform!='sunos5'  # MIT
 PyJWT  # MIT
-pykafka  # Apache 2.0 License
 pykmip  # Apache 2.0 License
 python-ldap  # PSF
 pylxd  # Apache-2.0
diff --git a/openstack_requirements/tests/files/upper-constraints.txt b/openstack_requirements/tests/files/upper-constraints.txt
index 11838e82ef..b34ce84483 100644
--- a/openstack_requirements/tests/files/upper-constraints.txt
+++ b/openstack_requirements/tests/files/upper-constraints.txt
@@ -367,7 +367,6 @@ six===1.10.0
 h2===2.6.0;python_version=='3.4'
 h2===2.6.0;python_version=='3.5'
 dulwich===0.17.1
-pykafka===2.5.0
 kombu===4.0.1
 yaql===1.1.3
 requestsexceptions===1.2.0
diff --git a/upper-constraints.txt b/upper-constraints.txt
index b8be396ab8..0316c684cb 100644
--- a/upper-constraints.txt
+++ b/upper-constraints.txt
@@ -428,7 +428,6 @@ python-memcached===1.59
 openstacksdk===0.17.2
 six===1.11.0
 dulwich===0.19.6
-pykafka===2.7.0
 kombu===4.2.1
 distro===1.3.0
 betamax-matchers===0.4.0