diff --git a/extras/install-tips.sh b/extras/install-tips.sh
index 7af026d8b..50c2fd8da 100644
--- a/extras/install-tips.sh
+++ b/extras/install-tips.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ for lib in \
         python-novaclient \
         python-keystoneclient \
         python-ironicclient \
-        python-designateclient \
         os-client-config \
         keystoneauth
 do
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 6a6bdab10..10eaa12dd 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ os-client-config>=1.27.0 # Apache-2.0
 # Babel can be removed when ironicclient is removed (because of openstackclient
 # transitive depend)
 Babel!=2.4.0,>=2.3.4 # BSD
-# requests can be removed when designateclient is removed
-requests!=2.12.2,!=2.13.0,>=2.10.0 # Apache-2.0
 requestsexceptions>=1.2.0 # Apache-2.0
 six>=1.9.0 # MIT
 futures>=3.0;python_version=='2.7' or python_version=='2.6' # BSD
@@ -26,6 +24,5 @@ netifaces>=0.10.4 # MIT
 python-novaclient>=7.1.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-keystoneclient>=3.8.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-ironicclient>=1.11.0 # Apache-2.0
-python-designateclient>=1.5.0 # Apache-2.0
 
 dogpile.cache>=0.6.2 # BSD
diff --git a/shade/_legacy_clients.py b/shade/_legacy_clients.py
index f34261593..cbf807bcd 100644
--- a/shade/_legacy_clients.py
+++ b/shade/_legacy_clients.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class LegacyClientFactoryMixin(object):
 
     @property
     def designate_client(self):
-        return self._create_legacy_client('designate', 'dns', deprecated=False)
+        return self._create_legacy_client('designate', 'dns')
 
     @property
     def keystone_client(self):
diff --git a/shade/tests/unit/base.py b/shade/tests/unit/base.py
index c0d635d97..42ce66831 100644
--- a/shade/tests/unit/base.py
+++ b/shade/tests/unit/base.py
@@ -477,12 +477,6 @@ class RequestsMockTestCase(BaseTestCase):
                     status_code=300,
                     text=open(discovery_fixture, 'r').read())
 
-    def get_designate_discovery_mock_dict(self):
-        discovery_fixture = os.path.join(
-            self.fixtures_directory, "dns.json")
-        return dict(method='GET', uri="https://dns.example.com/",
-                    text=open(discovery_fixture, 'r').read())
-
     def use_glance(self, image_version_json='image-version.json'):
         # NOTE(notmorgan): This method is only meant to be used in "setUp"
         # where the ordering of the url being registered is tightly controlled
@@ -492,15 +486,6 @@ class RequestsMockTestCase(BaseTestCase):
         self.__do_register_uris([
             self.get_glance_discovery_mock_dict(image_version_json)])
 
-    def use_designate(self):
-        # NOTE(slaweq): This method is only meant to be used in "setUp"
-        # where the ordering of the url being registered is tightly controlled
-        # if the functionality of .use_designate is meant to be used during an
-        # actual test case, use .get_designate_discovery_mock and apply to the
-        # right location in the mock_uris when calling .register_uris
-        self.__do_register_uris([
-            self.get_designate_discovery_mock_dict()])
-
     def register_uris(self, uri_mock_list=None):
         """Mock a list of URIs and responses via requests mock.