diff --git a/doc/source/install/common_configure.txt b/doc/source/install/common_configure.txt
index 0bf2aedf1b..0e41a71f10 100644
--- a/doc/source/install/common_configure.txt
+++ b/doc/source/install/common_configure.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
         nova_compute_url = http://controller:8774/v2
         cinder_url = http://controller:8776/v1
         swift_url = http://controller:8080/v1/AUTH_
-        notifier_queue_hostname = controller
         ...
         [database]
         connection = mysql+pymysql://trove:TROVE_DBPASS@controller/trove
diff --git a/etc/trove/trove.conf.test b/etc/trove/trove.conf.test
index 65ef0a03c0..6dee9c0b4a 100644
--- a/etc/trove/trove.conf.test
+++ b/etc/trove/trove.conf.test
@@ -101,16 +101,6 @@ revert_time_out = 120
 notification_driver = trove.tests.util.usage
 notification_service_id = mysql:123,percona:abc
 
-# ============ notifer queue kombu connection options ========================
-
-notifier_queue_hostname = localhost
-notifier_queue_userid = guest
-notifier_queue_password = guest
-notifier_queue_ssl = False
-notifier_queue_port = 5672
-notifier_queue_virtual_host = /
-notifier_queue_transport = memory
-
 control_exchange = trove
 
 paste_config_file=api-paste.ini.test