diff --git a/vitrage/notifier/plugins/nova/__init__.py b/vitrage/notifier/plugins/nova/__init__.py
index d22bde314..9575afbd1 100644
--- a/vitrage/notifier/plugins/nova/__init__.py
+++ b/vitrage/notifier/plugins/nova/__init__.py
@@ -20,9 +20,4 @@ OPTS = [
                        'nova_notifier.NovaNotifier',
                help='nova notifier class path',
                required=True),
-    cfg.BoolOpt('enable_host_evacuate', default=False,
-                help='Evacuate a host that is marked as down'),
-    cfg.BoolOpt('on_shared_storage', default=False,
-                help='Indicates that all instance files are '
-                     'on a shared storage'),
 ]
diff --git a/vitrage/notifier/plugins/nova/nova_notifier.py b/vitrage/notifier/plugins/nova/nova_notifier.py
index 26f525e64..a9270959d 100644
--- a/vitrage/notifier/plugins/nova/nova_notifier.py
+++ b/vitrage/notifier/plugins/nova/nova_notifier.py
@@ -31,15 +31,11 @@ class NovaNotifier(NotifierBase):
     def __init__(self, conf):
         super(NovaNotifier, self).__init__(conf)
         self.client = os_clients.nova_client(conf)
-        self.enable_evacuate = conf.nova.enable_host_evacuate
-        self.on_shared_storage = conf.nova.on_shared_storage
 
     def process_event(self, data, event_type):
         if data and data.get(VProps.TYPE) == NOVA_HOST_DATASOURCE:
             if event_type == NotifierEventTypes.ACTIVATE_MARK_DOWN_EVENT:
                 self._mark_host_down(data.get(VProps.ID), True)
-                if self.enable_evacuate:
-                    self._evacuate(data.get(VProps.ID))
             elif event_type == NotifierEventTypes.DEACTIVATE_MARK_DOWN_EVENT:
                 self._mark_host_down(data.get(VProps.ID), False)
 
@@ -52,29 +48,3 @@ class NovaNotifier(NotifierBase):
             LOG.info('RESPONSE %s', str(response))
         except Exception as e:
             LOG.exception('Failed to services.force_down - %s', e)
-
-    def _evacuate(self, host_id):
-        try:
-            LOG.info('Going to evacuate all instances from host id: %s',
-                     str(host_id))
-            hypervisors = self.client.hypervisors.search(host_id, servers=True)
-        except Exception as e:
-            LOG.exception('Failed to get hypervisors - %s', e)
-            return
-
-        for hyper in hypervisors:
-            if hasattr(hyper, 'servers'):
-                for server in hyper.servers:
-                    self._evacuate_instance(server)
-
-    def _evacuate_instance(self, server):
-        try:
-            LOG.info('Calling Nova servers.evacuate - server: %s, '
-                     'on_shared_storage: %s',
-                     str(server), self.on_shared_storage)
-            response = self.client.servers.evacuate(
-                server=server['uuid'],
-                on_shared_storage=self.on_shared_storage)
-            LOG.info('RESPONSE %s', str(response))
-        except Exception as e:
-            LOG.exception('Failed to evacuate server - %s', e)