diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index b85ab02..5a572b9 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ default['openstack']['block-storage']['rabbit_server_chef_role'] = 'os-ops-messa
 # This is the name of the Chef role that will install the Keystone Service API
 default['openstack']['block-storage']['keystone_service_chef_role'] = 'keystone'
 
-# Keystone PKI signing directory. Only written to the filter:authtoken section
-# of the api-paste.ini when node['openstack']['auth']['strategy'] == 'pki'
+# Keystone PKI signing directory
 default['openstack']['block-storage']['api']['auth']['cache_dir'] = '/var/cache/cinder/api'
 
 default['openstack']['block-storage']['api']['auth']['version'] = node['openstack']['api']['auth']['version']
diff --git a/recipes/api.rb b/recipes/api.rb
index 18166dc..d5c7494 100644
--- a/recipes/api.rb
+++ b/recipes/api.rb
@@ -61,15 +61,6 @@ execute 'cinder-manage db sync' do
   group node['openstack']['block-storage']['group']
 end
 
-template '/etc/cinder/api-paste.ini' do
-  source 'api-paste.ini.erb'
-  group node['openstack']['block-storage']['group']
-  owner node['openstack']['block-storage']['user']
-  mode 00644
-
-  notifies :restart, 'service[cinder-api]', :immediately
-end
-
 if node['openstack']['block-storage']['policyfile_url']
   remote_file '/etc/cinder/policy.json' do
     source node['openstack']['block-storage']['policyfile_url']
diff --git a/spec/api_spec.rb b/spec/api_spec.rb
index 9e93581..cfbac72 100644
--- a/spec/api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/api_spec.rb
@@ -56,27 +56,6 @@ describe 'openstack-block-storage::api' do
       expect(chef_run).to run_execute('cinder-manage db sync').with(user: 'cinder', group: 'cinder')
     end
 
-    describe 'api-paste.ini' do
-      let(:file) { chef_run.template('/etc/cinder/api-paste.ini') }
-
-      it 'should create api-paste.ini' do
-        expect(chef_run).to create_template(file.name)
-      end
-
-      it 'has proper owner' do
-        expect(file.owner).to eq('cinder')
-        expect(file.group).to eq('cinder')
-      end
-
-      it 'has proper modes' do
-        expect(sprintf('%o', file.mode)).to eq('644')
-      end
-
-      it 'notifies cinder-api restart' do
-        expect(file).to notify('service[cinder-api]').to(:restart)
-      end
-    end
-
     describe 'policy file' do
       it 'does not manage policy file unless specified' do
         expect(chef_run).not_to create_remote_file('/etc/cinder/policy.json')
diff --git a/templates/default/api-paste.ini.erb b/templates/default/api-paste.ini.erb
deleted file mode 100644
index f3c2392..0000000
--- a/templates/default/api-paste.ini.erb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-<%= node["openstack"]["block-storage"]["custom_template_banner"] %>
-
-#############
-# OpenStack #
-#############
-
-[composite:osapi_volume]
-use = call:cinder.api:root_app_factory
-/: apiversions
-/v1: openstack_volume_api_v1
-/v2: openstack_volume_api_v2
-
-[composite:openstack_volume_api_v1]
-use = call:cinder.api.middleware.auth:pipeline_factory
-noauth = request_id faultwrap sizelimit noauth apiv1
-keystone = request_id faultwrap sizelimit authtoken keystonecontext apiv1
-keystone_nolimit = request_id faultwrap sizelimit authtoken keystonecontext apiv1
-
-[composite:openstack_volume_api_v2]
-use = call:cinder.api.middleware.auth:pipeline_factory
-noauth = request_id faultwrap sizelimit noauth apiv2
-keystone = request_id faultwrap sizelimit authtoken keystonecontext apiv2
-keystone_nolimit = request_id faultwrap sizelimit authtoken keystonecontext apiv2
-
-[filter:request_id]
-paste.filter_factory = cinder.openstack.common.middleware.request_id:RequestIdMiddleware.factory
-
-[filter:faultwrap]
-paste.filter_factory = cinder.api.middleware.fault:FaultWrapper.factory
-
-[filter:noauth]
-paste.filter_factory = cinder.api.middleware.auth:NoAuthMiddleware.factory
-
-[filter:sizelimit]
-paste.filter_factory = cinder.api.middleware.sizelimit:RequestBodySizeLimiter.factory
-
-[app:apiv1]
-paste.app_factory = cinder.api.v1.router:APIRouter.factory
-
-[app:apiv2]
-paste.app_factory = cinder.api.v2.router:APIRouter.factory
-
-[pipeline:apiversions]
-pipeline = faultwrap osvolumeversionapp
-
-[app:osvolumeversionapp]
-paste.app_factory = cinder.api.versions:Versions.factory
-
-##########
-# Shared #
-##########
-
-[filter:keystonecontext]
-paste.filter_factory = cinder.api.middleware.auth:CinderKeystoneContext.factory
-
-[filter:authtoken]
-paste.filter_factory = keystonemiddleware.auth_token:filter_factory