diff --git a/ceilometer/compute/manager.py b/ceilometer/compute/manager.py
index cfbc5aa27..06416a193 100644
--- a/ceilometer/compute/manager.py
+++ b/ceilometer/compute/manager.py
@@ -75,19 +75,6 @@ class AgentManager(agent.AgentManager):
     def create_polling_task(self):
         return PollingTask(self)
 
-    def setup_notifier_task(self):
-        """For nova notifier usage."""
-        task = PollingTask(self)
-        for pollster in self.pollster_manager.extensions:
-            task.add(
-                pollster,
-                self.pipeline_manager.pipelines)
-        self.notifier_task = task
-
-    def poll_instance(self, context, instance):
-        """Poll one instance."""
-        self.notifier_task.poll_and_publish_instances([instance])
-
     @property
     def inspector(self):
         return self._inspector
diff --git a/ceilometer/tests/compute/test_manager.py b/ceilometer/tests/compute/test_manager.py
index 6a220c318..84a371be3 100644
--- a/ceilometer/tests/compute/test_manager.py
+++ b/ceilometer/tests/compute/test_manager.py
@@ -66,13 +66,6 @@ class TestRunTasks(agentbase.BaseAgentManagerTestCase):
             'instance_get_all_by_host',
             side_effect=lambda *x: [self.instance, stillborn_instance]))
 
-    def test_notifier_task(self):
-        self.mgr.setup_notifier_task()
-        self.mgr.poll_instance(None, self.instance)
-        self.assertEqual(len(self.Pollster.samples), 1)
-        pub = self.mgr.pipeline_manager.pipelines[0].publishers[0]
-        self.assertEqual(pub.samples[0], self.Pollster.test_data)
-
     def test_setup_polling_tasks(self):
         super(TestRunTasks, self).test_setup_polling_tasks()
         self.assertTrue(self.Pollster.samples[0][1] is self.instance)