diff --git a/ansible/roles/octavia/templates/octavia.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/octavia/templates/octavia.conf.j2
index 6a8eef618c..35eae99ffc 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/octavia/templates/octavia.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/octavia/templates/octavia.conf.j2
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@ debug = {{ octavia_logging_debug }}
 
 log_dir = /var/log/kolla/octavia
 
-api_handler = queue_producer
-
 transport_url = rabbit://{% for host in groups['rabbitmq'] %}{{ rabbitmq_user }}:{{ rabbitmq_password }}@{{ hostvars[host]['ansible_' + hostvars[host]['api_interface']]['ipv4']['address'] }}:{{ rabbitmq_port }}{% if not loop.last %},{% endif %}{% endfor %}
 
+[api_settings]
 bind_host = {{ api_interface_address }}
 bind_port = {{ octavia_api_port }}