diff --git a/nova/flags.py b/nova/flags.py
index f89e5379..b9aad32b 100644
--- a/nova/flags.py
+++ b/nova/flags.py
@@ -467,3 +467,5 @@ DEFINE_boolean('allow_ec2_admin_api', False, 'Enable/Disable EC2 Admin API')
 
 DEFINE_integer('service_down_time', 60,
         'maximum time since last check-in for up service')
+DEFINE_string('default_schedule_zone', None,
+              'zone to use when user doesnt specify one')
diff --git a/nova/scheduler/simple.py b/nova/scheduler/simple.py
index 52f6be3b..64ebfb75 100644
--- a/nova/scheduler/simple.py
+++ b/nova/scheduler/simple.py
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ flags.DEFINE_integer("max_gigabytes", 10000,
                      "maximum number of volume gigabytes to allow per host")
 flags.DEFINE_integer("max_networks", 1000,
                      "maximum number of networks to allow per host")
-flags.DEFINE_string('default_schedule_zone', None,
-                    'zone to use when user doesnt specify one')
 flags.DEFINE_list('isolated_images', [], 'Images to run on isolated host')
 flags.DEFINE_list('isolated_hosts', [], 'Host reserved for specific images')
 flags.DEFINE_boolean('skip_isolated_core_check', True,