diff --git a/ansible/roles/nova/templates/nova.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/nova/templates/nova.conf.j2
index 8a6ea63096f46ddf7f5e00d1bada5f7c084efd17..210cf750ea8d903225e1d00e1cb52acf5d4181d3 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/nova/templates/nova.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/nova/templates/nova.conf.j2
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ my_ip = {{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['ansible_' + api_interface]['ipv4']['add
 instance_usage_audit = True
 instance_usage_audit_period = hour
 notify_on_state_change = vm_and_task_state
-notification_driver = messagingv2
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if nova_console == 'novnc' %}