diff --git a/docker/centos/binary/rabbitmq/Dockerfile b/docker/centos/binary/rabbitmq/Dockerfile
index ba2d748b52..51197ca431 100644
--- a/docker/centos/binary/rabbitmq/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/centos/binary/rabbitmq/Dockerfile
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ RUN yum -y install \
    yum clean all && \
    /usr/lib/rabbitmq/bin/rabbitmq-plugins enable rabbitmq_management
 
-COPY rabbitmq.config rabbitmq-env.conf /etc/rabbitmq/
-COPY config-rabbit.sh config-external.sh config-internal.sh /opt/kolla/
-COPY start.sh /start.sh
+COPY config-rabbit.sh config-external.sh /opt/kolla/
+COPY start.sh /
 
 CMD ["/start.sh"]
diff --git a/docker/centos/binary/rabbitmq/config-internal.sh b/docker/centos/binary/rabbitmq/config-internal.sh
deleted file mode 120000
index 73a13c7726..0000000000
--- a/docker/centos/binary/rabbitmq/config-internal.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../../common/rabbitmq/config-internal.sh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker/centos/binary/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-env.conf b/docker/centos/binary/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-env.conf
deleted file mode 120000
index af9f8525e9..0000000000
--- a/docker/centos/binary/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-env.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../../common/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-env.conf
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker/centos/binary/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.config b/docker/centos/binary/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.config
deleted file mode 120000
index cfb088507e..0000000000
--- a/docker/centos/binary/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../../common/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.config
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker/common/rabbitmq/config-internal.sh b/docker/common/rabbitmq/config-internal.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index b34a4fa599..0000000000
--- a/docker/common/rabbitmq/config-internal.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-. /opt/kolla/kolla-common.sh
-. /opt/kolla/config-rabbit.sh
-
-check_required_vars RABBITMQ_PASS \
-                    RABBITMQ_USER
-
-configure_rabbit
-
-exec /usr/sbin/rabbitmq-server
diff --git a/docker/common/rabbitmq/config-rabbit.sh b/docker/common/rabbitmq/config-rabbit.sh
index f14d796ad7..6f2283c67f 100644
--- a/docker/common/rabbitmq/config-rabbit.sh
+++ b/docker/common/rabbitmq/config-rabbit.sh
@@ -1,57 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-RABBITMQ_CLUSTER_CONFIGURATION=""
-
-function configure_files {
-    sed -i '
-        s|@RABBITMQ_USER@|'"$RABBITMQ_USER"'|g
-        s|@RABBITMQ_PASS@|'"$RABBITMQ_PASS"'|g
-        s|@RABBITMQ_CLUSTER_CONFIGURATION@|'"$RABBITMQ_CLUSTER_CONFIGURATION"'|g
-    ' /etc/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.config
-
-    sed -i '
-        s|@RABBITMQ_LOG_BASE@|'"$RABBITMQ_LOG_BASE"'|g
-    ' /etc/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-env.conf
-}
-
 function set_rabbitmq_cookie {
     echo "${RABBITMQ_CLUSTER_COOKIE}" > /var/lib/rabbitmq/.erlang.cookie
     chown rabbitmq: /var/lib/rabbitmq/.erlang.cookie
     chmod 400 /var/lib/rabbitmq/.erlang.cookie
 }
-
-function configure_cluster {
-    check_required_vars RABBITMQ_CLUSTER_COOKIE \
-                        RABBITMQ_CLUSTER_NODES
-    set_rabbitmq_cookie
-
-    HOSTNAME=""
-    IP_ADDRESS=""
-    DELIMETER=""
-
-    for node in ${RABBITMQ_CLUSTER_NODES}; do
-        HOSTNAME=`echo ${node} | cut -d'@' -f1`
-        IP_ADDRESS=`echo ${node} | cut -d'@' -f2`
-        CLUSTER_NODES="${CLUSTER_NODES}${DELIMETER}rabbit@${HOSTNAME}"
-        echo "${IP_ADDRESS} ${HOSTNAME}" >> /etc/hosts
-        DELIMETER=","
-    done
-    RABBITMQ_CLUSTER_CONFIGURATION="{cluster_nodes, {[$CLUSTER_NODES], disc}},"
-}
-
-function configure_rabbit {
-    if [ "$RABBITMQ_CLUSTER_NODES" ] && [ "$RABBITMQ_CLUSTER_COOKIE" ]; then
-        configure_cluster
-    elif [ "$RABBITMQ_SERVICE_HOST" ]; then
-        # work around:
-        # https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rabbitmq-server/+bug/653405
-        HOSTNAME=`/usr/bin/hostname -s 2> /dev/null || /bin/hostname 2> /dev/null`
-        echo "${RABBITMQ_SERVICE_HOST} ${HOSTNAME}" > /etc/hosts
-    else
-        echo "You need RABBITMQ_SERVICE_HOST or RABBITMQ_CLUSTER_NODES & " \
-            " RABBITMQ_CLUSTER_COOKIES variables"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-
-    configure_files
-}
diff --git a/docker/common/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-env.conf b/docker/common/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-env.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index a8926619c8..0000000000
--- a/docker/common/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-env.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-RABBITMQ_NODENAME=rabbit
-RABBITMQ_LOG_BASE=@RABBITMQ_LOG_BASE@
diff --git a/docker/common/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.config b/docker/common/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.config
deleted file mode 100644
index 7cd0f68298..0000000000
--- a/docker/common/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-[
-  {rabbit, [
-    @RABBITMQ_CLUSTER_CONFIGURATION@
-    {default_user, <<"@RABBITMQ_USER@">>},
-    {default_pass, <<"@RABBITMQ_PASS@">>}
-  ]},
-  {kernel, [
-    
-  ]}
-].
-% EOF
-
diff --git a/docker/ubuntu/binary/rabbitmq/Dockerfile b/docker/ubuntu/binary/rabbitmq/Dockerfile
index 4ade92668b..d9df48932f 100644
--- a/docker/ubuntu/binary/rabbitmq/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/ubuntu/binary/rabbitmq/Dockerfile
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ RUN apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     && apt-get clean \
     && /usr/lib/rabbitmq/bin/rabbitmq-plugins --offline enable rabbitmq_management
 
-COPY rabbitmq.config rabbitmq-env.conf /etc/rabbitmq/
-COPY config-rabbit.sh config-external.sh config-internal.sh /opt/kolla/
-COPY start.sh /start.sh
+COPY config-rabbit.sh config-external.sh /opt/kolla/
+COPY start.sh /
 
 CMD ["/start.sh"]
diff --git a/docker/ubuntu/binary/rabbitmq/config-internal.sh b/docker/ubuntu/binary/rabbitmq/config-internal.sh
deleted file mode 120000
index 73a13c7726..0000000000
--- a/docker/ubuntu/binary/rabbitmq/config-internal.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../../common/rabbitmq/config-internal.sh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker/ubuntu/binary/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-env.conf b/docker/ubuntu/binary/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-env.conf
deleted file mode 120000
index af9f8525e9..0000000000
--- a/docker/ubuntu/binary/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-env.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../../common/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-env.conf
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker/ubuntu/binary/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.config b/docker/ubuntu/binary/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.config
deleted file mode 120000
index cfb088507e..0000000000
--- a/docker/ubuntu/binary/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../../common/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.config
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/minimal-environment-vars.md b/docs/minimal-environment-vars.md
index d18953b509..cfaf0699a5 100644
--- a/docs/minimal-environment-vars.md
+++ b/docs/minimal-environment-vars.md
@@ -380,8 +380,7 @@ In order for each service to function, there is a minimum set of required variab
 
 # Rabbitmq
 
-    RABBITMQ_PASS
-    RABBITMQ_USER
+    None
 
 # Swift-account-server