diff --git a/puppet/major_upgrade_steps.j2.yaml b/puppet/major_upgrade_steps.j2.yaml
index 8420f99d2f..b44095bd66 100644
--- a/puppet/major_upgrade_steps.j2.yaml
+++ b/puppet/major_upgrade_steps.j2.yaml
@@ -44,24 +44,6 @@ resources:
         - ''
         - - "#!/bin/bash\n\n"
           - "set -eu\n\n"
-          - "if hiera -c /etc/puppet/hiera.yaml service_names | grep nova_compute ; then\n\n"
-          - "  crudini --set /etc/nova/nova.conf placement auth_type password\n\n"
-          - "  crudini --set /etc/nova/nova.conf placement username placement\n\n"
-          - "  crudini --set /etc/nova/nova.conf placement project_domain_name Default\n\n"
-          - "  crudini --set /etc/nova/nova.conf placement user_domain_name Default\n\n"
-          - "  crudini --set /etc/nova/nova.conf placement project_name service\n\n"
-          - "  crudini --set /etc/nova/nova.conf placement os_interface internal\n\n"
-          - str_replace:
-              template: |
-                crudini --set /etc/nova/nova.conf placement password 'SERVICE_PASSWORD'
-                crudini --set /etc/nova/nova.conf placement os_region_name 'REGION_NAME'
-                crudini --set /etc/nova/nova.conf placement auth_url 'AUTH_URL'
-              params:
-                SERVICE_PASSWORD: { get_param: NovaPassword }
-                REGION_NAME: { get_param: KeystoneRegion }
-                AUTH_URL: { get_param: [EndpointMap, KeystoneAdmin, uri_no_suffix]}
-          - "  systemctl restart openstack-nova-compute\n\n"
-          - "fi\n\n"
           - str_replace:
               template: |
                 ROLE='ROLE_NAME'