diff --git a/hooks/nova_cc_hooks.py b/hooks/nova_cc_hooks.py
index 286146de..396fc8d7 100755
--- a/hooks/nova_cc_hooks.py
+++ b/hooks/nova_cc_hooks.py
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ from charmhelpers.contrib.openstack.utils import (
     git_install_requested,
     openstack_upgrade_available,
     os_release,
-    os_requires_version,
     sync_db_with_multi_ipv6_addresses,
     pausable_restart_on_change as restart_on_change,
     is_unit_paused_set,
@@ -114,7 +113,6 @@ from nova_cc_utils import (
     console_attributes,
     service_guard,
     guard_map,
-    get_topics,
     setup_ipv6,
     is_db_initialised,
     assess_status,
@@ -343,8 +341,6 @@ def config_changed():
         quantum_joined(rid=rid)
     for r_id in relation_ids('identity-service'):
         identity_joined(rid=r_id)
-    for rid in relation_ids('zeromq-configuration'):
-        zeromq_configuration_relation_joined(rid)
     [cluster_joined(rid) for rid in relation_ids('cluster')]
     [compute_joined(rid=rid) for rid in relation_ids('cloud-compute')]
 
@@ -1083,14 +1079,6 @@ def neutron_api_relation_broken():
         quantum_joined(rid=rid)
 
 
-@hooks.hook('zeromq-configuration-relation-joined')
-@os_requires_version('kilo', 'nova-common')
-def zeromq_configuration_relation_joined(relid=None):
-    relation_set(relation_id=relid,
-                 topics=" ".join(get_topics()),
-                 users="nova")
-
-
 @hooks.hook('nrpe-external-master-relation-joined',
             'nrpe-external-master-relation-changed')
 def update_nrpe_config():
diff --git a/hooks/nova_cc_utils.py b/hooks/nova_cc_utils.py
index c1798e07..c1e5524d 100644
--- a/hooks/nova_cc_utils.py
+++ b/hooks/nova_cc_utils.py
@@ -1200,13 +1200,6 @@ def service_guard(guard_map, contexts, active=False):
     return wrap
 
 
-def get_topics():
-    topics = ['scheduler', 'conductor']
-    if 'nova-consoleauth' in services():
-        topics.append('consoleauth')
-    return topics
-
-
 def cmd_all_services(cmd):
     if is_unit_paused_set():
         log('Unit is in paused state, not issuing {} to all'
diff --git a/hooks/zeromq-configuration-relation-changed b/hooks/zeromq-configuration-relation-changed
deleted file mode 120000
index f6702415..00000000
--- a/hooks/zeromq-configuration-relation-changed
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-nova_cc_hooks.py
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hooks/zeromq-configuration-relation-joined b/hooks/zeromq-configuration-relation-joined
deleted file mode 120000
index f6702415..00000000
--- a/hooks/zeromq-configuration-relation-joined
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-nova_cc_hooks.py
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/metadata.yaml b/metadata.yaml
index 4b0f79c7..f74d4ceb 100644
--- a/metadata.yaml
+++ b/metadata.yaml
@@ -59,9 +59,6 @@ requires:
     scope: container
   memcache:
     interface: memcache
-  zeromq-configuration:
-    interface: zeromq-configuration
-    scope: container
 peers:
   cluster:
     interface: nova-ha
diff --git a/unit_tests/test_nova_cc_hooks.py b/unit_tests/test_nova_cc_hooks.py
index 21aa92bc..eb656f16 100644
--- a/unit_tests/test_nova_cc_hooks.py
+++ b/unit_tests/test_nova_cc_hooks.py
@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@ class NovaCCHooksTests(CharmTestCase):
         self.git_install_requested.return_value = False
         self.openstack_upgrade_available.return_value = True
         self.relation_ids.return_value = ['generic_rid']
-        _zmq_joined = self.patch('zeromq_configuration_relation_joined')
         utils_config.side_effect = self.test_config.get
         self.test_config.set('console-access-protocol', 'dummy')
         mock_relids.return_value = []
@@ -270,7 +269,6 @@ class NovaCCHooksTests(CharmTestCase):
         self.assertTrue(self.do_openstack_upgrade.called)
         self.assertTrue(neutron_api_joined.called)
         self.assertTrue(identity_joined.called)
-        self.assertTrue(_zmq_joined.called)
         self.assertTrue(cluster_joined.called)
         self.assertTrue(db_joined.called)
         self.assertTrue(self.save_script_rc.called)