diff --git a/ceilometer/central/manager.py b/ceilometer/central/manager.py
index d91d1b23d..d2ea27a9c 100644
--- a/ceilometer/central/manager.py
+++ b/ceilometer/central/manager.py
@@ -18,22 +18,14 @@
 
 from keystoneclient.v2_0 import client as ksclient
 from oslo.config import cfg
+from stevedore import extension
 
 from ceilometer import agent
-from ceilometer import extension_manager
 from ceilometer.openstack.common import log
 from ceilometer.openstack.common import service as os_service
 from ceilometer.openstack.common.rpc import service as rpc_service
 from ceilometer import service
 
-OPTS = [
-    cfg.ListOpt('disabled_central_pollsters',
-                default=[],
-                help='list of central pollsters to disable',
-                ),
-]
-
-cfg.CONF.register_opts(OPTS)
 cfg.CONF.import_group('service_credentials', 'ceilometer.service')
 
 LOG = log.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -60,10 +52,10 @@ class AgentManager(agent.AgentManager):
 
     def __init__(self):
         super(AgentManager, self).__init__(
-            extension_manager.ActivatedExtensionManager(
+            extension.ExtensionManager(
                 namespace='ceilometer.poll.central',
-                disabled_names=cfg.CONF.disabled_central_pollsters,
-            ),
+                invoke_on_load=True,
+            )
         )
 
     def create_polling_task(self):
diff --git a/doc/source/configuration.rst b/doc/source/configuration.rst
index 2273c599f..535b82faa 100644
--- a/doc/source/configuration.rst
+++ b/doc/source/configuration.rst
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ control_exchange                 ceilometer                            AMQP exch
 periodic_interval                600                                   seconds between running periodic tasks
 database_connection              mongodb://localhost:27017/ceilometer  Database connection string
 metering_api_port                8777                                  The port for the ceilometer API server
-disabled_central_pollsters                                             List of central pollsters to skip loading
 disabled_compute_pollsters                                             List of compute pollsters to skip loading
 disabled_notification_listeners                                        List of notification listeners to skip loading
 reseller_prefix                  AUTH\_                                Prefix used by swift for reseller token
diff --git a/etc/ceilometer/ceilometer.conf.sample b/etc/ceilometer/ceilometer.conf.sample
index db8d834fb..52b25be83 100644
--- a/etc/ceilometer/ceilometer.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/ceilometer/ceilometer.conf.sample
@@ -39,14 +39,6 @@
 #enable_v1_api=true
 
 
-#
-# Options defined in ceilometer.central.manager
-#
-
-# list of central pollsters to disable (list value)
-#disabled_central_pollsters=
-
-
 #
 # Options defined in ceilometer.compute
 #
@@ -633,4 +625,4 @@
 #password=<None>
 
 
-# Total option count: 120
+# Total option count: 119