diff --git a/common/major_upgrade_steps.j2.yaml b/common/major_upgrade_steps.j2.yaml
index 11113eec11..7fc91153d0 100644
--- a/common/major_upgrade_steps.j2.yaml
+++ b/common/major_upgrade_steps.j2.yaml
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ resources:
               params:
                 ROLE_NAME: {{role.name}}
           - get_file: ../extraconfig/tasks/pacemaker_common_functions.sh
-          - get_file: ../extraconfig/tasks/run_puppet.sh
           - get_file: ../extraconfig/tasks/tripleo_upgrade_node.sh
 
   {{role.name}}DeliverUpgradeScriptDeployment:
@@ -129,32 +128,6 @@ resources:
   {%- endfor %}
 {%- endfor %}
 
-# Dump the puppet manifests to be apply later when disable_upgrade_deployment
-# is to true
-{% for role in roles  if role.disable_upgrade_deployment|default(false) %}
-  {{role.name}}DeliverPuppetConfig:
-    type: OS::Heat::SoftwareConfig
-    properties:
-      group: script
-      config:
-        list_join:
-        - ''
-        - - str_replace:
-              template: |
-                #!/bin/bash
-                cat > /root/{{role.name}}_puppet_config.pp << ENDOFCAT
-                PUPPET_CLASSES
-                ENDOFCAT
-              params:
-                PUPPET_CLASSES: {get_param: [role_data, {{role.name}}, step_config]}
-
-  {{role.name}}DeliverPuppetDeployment:
-    type: OS::Heat::SoftwareDeploymentGroup
-    properties:
-      servers:  {get_param: [servers, {{role.name}}]}
-      config: {get_resource: {{role.name}}DeliverPuppetConfig}
-{% endfor %}
-
 # Upgrade Steps for all roles
 {%- for step in range(0, upgrade_steps_max) %}
   # Config resources for step {{step}}
diff --git a/docker/services/nova-compute.yaml b/docker/services/nova-compute.yaml
index 39d1740c0b..bf7841be58 100644
--- a/docker/services/nova-compute.yaml
+++ b/docker/services/nova-compute.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ parameters:
     description: Port that dockerized nova migration target sshd service
                  binds to.
     type: number
+  UpgradeLevelNovaCompute:
+    type: string
+    description: Nova Compute upgrade level
+    default: ''
 
 resources:
 
@@ -142,6 +146,13 @@ outputs:
             path: /etc/ceph
             state: directory
       upgrade_tasks:
+        - name: Set compute upgrade level to auto
+          tags: step1
+          ini_file:
+            str_replace:
+              template: "dest=/etc/nova/nova.conf section=upgrade_levels option=compute value=LEVEL"
+              params:
+                LEVEL: {get_param: UpgradeLevelNovaCompute}
         - name: Stop and disable nova-compute service
           tags: step2
           service: name=openstack-nova-compute state=stopped enabled=no
diff --git a/docker/services/nova-conductor.yaml b/docker/services/nova-conductor.yaml
index ae73705657..17d137cce6 100644
--- a/docker/services/nova-conductor.yaml
+++ b/docker/services/nova-conductor.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ parameters:
     default: {}
     description: Parameters specific to the role
     type: json
-
+  UpgradeLevelNovaCompute:
+    type: string
+    description: Nova Compute upgrade level
+    default: ''
 
 resources:
 
@@ -108,6 +111,13 @@ outputs:
             path: /var/log/containers/nova
             state: directory
       upgrade_tasks:
+        - name: Set compute upgrade level to auto
+          tags: step1
+          ini_file:
+            str_replace:
+              template: "dest=/etc/nova/nova.conf section=upgrade_levels option=compute value=LEVEL"
+              params:
+                LEVEL: {get_param: UpgradeLevelNovaCompute}
         - name: Stop and disable nova_conductor service
           tags: step2
           service: name=openstack-nova-conductor state=stopped enabled=no
diff --git a/extraconfig/tasks/tripleo_upgrade_node.sh b/extraconfig/tasks/tripleo_upgrade_node.sh
index baf838e419..95de99be14 100644
--- a/extraconfig/tasks/tripleo_upgrade_node.sh
+++ b/extraconfig/tasks/tripleo_upgrade_node.sh
@@ -26,52 +26,8 @@ fi
 DEBUG="true"
 SCRIPT_NAME=$(basename $0)
 $(declare -f log_debug)
-$(declare -f manage_systemd_service)
-$(declare -f systemctl_swift)
-$(declare -f special_case_ovs_upgrade_if_needed)
 
-# pin nova messaging +-1 for the nova-compute service
-if [[ -n \$NOVA_COMPUTE ]]; then
-    crudini  --set /etc/nova/nova.conf upgrade_levels compute auto
-fi
-
-special_case_ovs_upgrade_if_needed
-
-if [[ -n \$SWIFT_STORAGE ]]; then
-    systemctl_swift stop
-fi
-
-yum -y update
-
-if [[ -n \$SWIFT_STORAGE ]]; then
-    systemctl_swift start
-fi
-# Due to bug#1640177 we need to restart compute agent
-if [[ -n \$NOVA_COMPUTE ]]; then
-    log_debug "Restarting openstack ceilometer agent compute"
-    systemctl restart openstack-ceilometer-compute
-    yum install -y openstack-nova-migration
-    # https://bugs.launchpad.net/tripleo/+bug/1707926 stop&disable libvirtd
-    log_debug "Stop and disable libvirtd service for upgrade to containers"
-    systemctl stop libvirtd
-    systemctl disable libvirtd
-    log_debug "Stop and disable openstack-nova-compute for upgrade to containers"
-    systemctl stop openstack-nova-compute
-    systemctl disable openstack-nova-compute
-fi
-
-# Apply puppet manifest to converge just right after the ${ROLE} upgrade
-$(declare -f run_puppet)
-for step in 1 2 3 4 5 6; do
-    log_debug "Running puppet step \$step for ${ROLE}"
-    if ! run_puppet /root/${ROLE}_puppet_config.pp ${ROLE} \${step}; then
-         log_debug "Puppet failure at step \${step}"
-         exit 1
-    fi
-    log_debug "Completed puppet step \$step"
-done
-
-log_debug "TripleO upgrade run completed."
+log_debug "$UPGRADE_SCRIPT has completed - moving onto ansible playbooks"
 
 ENDOFCAT