diff --git a/lib/cinder b/lib/cinder
index 07f82a1580..01686f7ddf 100644
--- a/lib/cinder
+++ b/lib/cinder
@@ -206,8 +206,6 @@ function cleanup_cinder {
 function configure_cinder {
     sudo install -d -o $STACK_USER -m 755 $CINDER_CONF_DIR
 
-    cp -p $CINDER_DIR/etc/cinder/policy.json $CINDER_CONF_DIR
-
     rm -f $CINDER_CONF
 
     configure_rootwrap cinder