diff --git a/deployment/swift/swift-proxy-container-puppet.yaml b/deployment/swift/swift-proxy-container-puppet.yaml
index 947a56286c..ac5fadb8b7 100644
--- a/deployment/swift/swift-proxy-container-puppet.yaml
+++ b/deployment/swift/swift-proxy-container-puppet.yaml
@@ -74,12 +74,6 @@ parameters:
     default: ['service']
     description: Comma-seperated list of project names to ignore.
     type: comma_delimited_list
-  RpcUseSSL:
-    default: false
-    description: >
-        Messaging client subscriber parameter to specify
-        an SSL connection to the messaging host.
-    type: string
   EnableInternalTLS:
     type: boolean
     default: false
@@ -188,7 +182,6 @@ outputs:
               swift::proxy::ceilometer::nonblocking_notify: true
             - {}
           - swift::proxy::staticweb::url_base: {get_param: [EndpointMap, SwiftPublic, uri_no_suffix]}
-            tripleo::profile::base::swift::proxy::ceilometer_messaging_use_ssl: {get_param: RpcUseSSL}
             tripleo::profile::base::swift::proxy::ceilometer_enabled: {get_param: SwiftCeilometerPipelineEnabled}
             swift::proxy::keystone::operator_roles:
               - admin