diff --git a/zun/cmd/__init__.py b/zun/cmd/__init__.py
index 15fc6bfa7..277b2af39 100644
--- a/zun/cmd/__init__.py
+++ b/zun/cmd/__init__.py
@@ -18,9 +18,3 @@
 import eventlet
 
 eventlet.monkey_patch()
-# Monkey patch the original current_thread to use the up-to-date _active
-# global variable. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1863021 and
-# https://github.com/eventlet/eventlet/issues/592
-import __original_module_threading as orig_threading  # noqa
-import threading  # noqa
-orig_threading.current_thread.__globals__['_active'] = threading._active