diff --git a/etc/glance-api.conf b/etc/glance-api.conf
index d90812d158..a62de16671 100644
--- a/etc/glance-api.conf
+++ b/etc/glance-api.conf
@@ -566,15 +566,6 @@ scrubber_datadir = /var/lib/glance/scrubber
 # Base directory that the Image Cache uses
 image_cache_dir = /var/lib/glance/image-cache/
 
-# =============== Manager Options =================================
-
-# DEPRECATED. TO BE REMOVED IN THE JUNO RELEASE.
-# Whether or not to enforce that all DB tables have charset utf8.
-# If your database tables do not have charset utf8 you will
-# need to convert before this option is removed. This option is
-# only relevant if your database engine is MySQL.
-#db_enforce_mysql_charset = True
-
 # =============== Database Options =================================
 
 [database]
diff --git a/glance/cmd/manage.py b/glance/cmd/manage.py
index 6b819c2edb..41a1567149 100755
--- a/glance/cmd/manage.py
+++ b/glance/cmd/manage.py
@@ -52,12 +52,10 @@ from glance.openstack.common import log
 from glance.openstack.common import strutils
 
 
+CONF = cfg.CONF
 LOG = log.getLogger(__name__)
 _LW = gettextutils._LW
 
-CONF = cfg.CONF
-CONF.import_opt('db_enforce_mysql_charset', 'glance.common.config')
-
 
 # Decorators for actions
 def args(*args, **kwargs):
@@ -73,15 +71,6 @@ class DbCommands(object):
     def __init__(self):
         pass
 
-    def _need_sanity_check(self):
-        if not CONF.db_enforce_mysql_charset:
-            LOG.warning(_LW('Warning: '
-                            'The db_enforce_mysql_charset option is now '
-                            'deprecated and will be removed in the Juno '
-                            'release. Please migrate DB manually e.g. '
-                            'convert data of all tables to UTF-8 charset.'))
-        return CONF.db_enforce_mysql_charset
-
     def version(self):
         """Print database's current migration level"""
         print(migration.db_version(db_api.get_engine(),
@@ -93,16 +82,14 @@ class DbCommands(object):
         """Upgrade the database's migration level"""
         migration.db_sync(db_api.get_engine(),
                           db_migration.MIGRATE_REPO_PATH,
-                          version,
-                          sanity_check=self._need_sanity_check())
+                          version)
 
     @args('--version', metavar='<version>', help='Database version')
     def downgrade(self, version=None):
         """Downgrade the database's migration level"""
         migration.db_sync(db_api.get_engine(),
                           db_migration.MIGRATE_REPO_PATH,
-                          version,
-                          sanity_check=self._need_sanity_check())
+                          version)
 
     @args('--version', metavar='<version>', help='Database version')
     def version_control(self, version=None):
@@ -125,8 +112,7 @@ class DbCommands(object):
                                          version=current_version)
         migration.db_sync(db_api.get_engine(),
                           db_migration.MIGRATE_REPO_PATH,
-                          version,
-                          sanity_check=self._need_sanity_check())
+                          version)
 
     @args('--path', metavar='<path>', help='Path to the directory where '
                                            'json metadata files are stored')
diff --git a/glance/tests/unit/test_manage.py b/glance/tests/unit/test_manage.py
index ad7b93e194..0e1f6299cf 100644
--- a/glance/tests/unit/test_manage.py
+++ b/glance/tests/unit/test_manage.py
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ class TestManageBase(testtools.TestCase):
         def clear_conf():
             manage.CONF.reset()
             manage.CONF.unregister_opt(manage.command_opt)
-            manage.CONF.db_enforce_mysql_charset = True
         self.addCleanup(clear_conf)
 
         self.patcher = mock.patch('glance.db.sqlalchemy.api.get_engine')
@@ -59,16 +58,14 @@ class TestLegacyManage(TestManageBase):
         self._main_test_helper(['glance.cmd.manage', 'db_sync'],
                                migration.db_sync,
                                db_api.get_engine(),
-                               db_migration.MIGRATE_REPO_PATH, None,
-                               sanity_check=True)
+                               db_migration.MIGRATE_REPO_PATH, None)
 
     @mock.patch.object(migration, 'db_sync')
     def test_legacy_db_upgrade(self, db_sync):
         self._main_test_helper(['glance.cmd.manage', 'db_upgrade'],
                                migration.db_sync,
                                db_api.get_engine(),
-                               db_migration.MIGRATE_REPO_PATH, None,
-                               sanity_check=True)
+                               db_migration.MIGRATE_REPO_PATH, None)
 
     @mock.patch.object(migration, 'db_version_control')
     def test_legacy_db_version_control(self, db_version_control):
@@ -82,51 +79,21 @@ class TestLegacyManage(TestManageBase):
         self._main_test_helper(['glance.cmd.manage', 'db_sync', '20'],
                                migration.db_sync,
                                db_api.get_engine(),
-                               db_migration.MIGRATE_REPO_PATH, '20',
-                               sanity_check=True)
+                               db_migration.MIGRATE_REPO_PATH, '20')
 
     @mock.patch.object(migration, 'db_sync')
     def test_legacy_db_upgrade_version(self, db_sync):
         self._main_test_helper(['glance.cmd.manage', 'db_upgrade', '20'],
                                migration.db_sync,
                                db_api.get_engine(),
-                               db_migration.MIGRATE_REPO_PATH, '20',
-                               sanity_check=True)
+                               db_migration.MIGRATE_REPO_PATH, '20')
 
     @mock.patch.object(migration, 'db_sync')
     def test_legacy_db_downgrade_version(self, db_sync):
         self._main_test_helper(['glance.cmd.manage', 'db_downgrade', '20'],
                                migration.db_sync,
                                db_api.get_engine(),
-                               db_migration.MIGRATE_REPO_PATH, '20',
-                               sanity_check=True)
-
-    @mock.patch.object(migration, 'db_sync')
-    def test_legacy_db_sync_version_without_sanity_check(self, db_sync):
-        manage.CONF.db_enforce_mysql_charset = False
-        self._main_test_helper(['glance.cmd.manage', 'db_sync', '20'],
-                               migration.db_sync,
-                               db_api.get_engine(),
-                               db_migration.MIGRATE_REPO_PATH, '20',
-                               sanity_check=False)
-
-    @mock.patch.object(migration, 'db_sync')
-    def test_legacy_db_upgrade_version_without_sanity_check(self, db_sync):
-        manage.CONF.db_enforce_mysql_charset = False
-        self._main_test_helper(['glance.cmd.manage', 'db_upgrade', '40'],
-                               migration.db_sync,
-                               db_api.get_engine(),
-                               db_migration.MIGRATE_REPO_PATH, '40',
-                               sanity_check=False)
-
-    @mock.patch.object(migration, 'db_sync')
-    def test_legacy_db_downgrade_version_without_sanity_check(self, db_sync):
-        manage.CONF.db_enforce_mysql_charset = False
-        self._main_test_helper(['glance.cmd.manage', 'db_downgrade', '20'],
-                               migration.db_sync,
-                               db_api.get_engine(),
-                               db_migration.MIGRATE_REPO_PATH, '20',
-                               sanity_check=False)
+                               db_migration.MIGRATE_REPO_PATH, '20')
 
     def test_db_metadefs_unload(self):
         db_metadata.db_unload_metadefs = mock.Mock()
@@ -179,16 +146,14 @@ class TestManage(TestManageBase):
         self._main_test_helper(['glance.cmd.manage', 'db', 'sync'],
                                migration.db_sync,
                                db_api.get_engine(),
-                               db_migration.MIGRATE_REPO_PATH, None,
-                               sanity_check=True)
+                               db_migration.MIGRATE_REPO_PATH, None)
 
     @mock.patch.object(migration, 'db_sync')
     def test_db_upgrade(self, db_sync):
         self._main_test_helper(['glance.cmd.manage', 'db', 'upgrade'],
                                migration.db_sync,
                                db_api.get_engine(),
-                               db_migration.MIGRATE_REPO_PATH, None,
-                               sanity_check=True)
+                               db_migration.MIGRATE_REPO_PATH, None)
 
     @mock.patch.object(migration, 'db_version_control')
     def test_db_version_control(self, db_version_control):
@@ -202,51 +167,21 @@ class TestManage(TestManageBase):
         self._main_test_helper(['glance.cmd.manage', 'db', 'sync', '20'],
                                migration.db_sync,
                                db_api.get_engine(),
-                               db_migration.MIGRATE_REPO_PATH, '20',
-                               sanity_check=True)
+                               db_migration.MIGRATE_REPO_PATH, '20')
 
     @mock.patch.object(migration, 'db_sync')
     def test_db_upgrade_version(self, db_sync):
         self._main_test_helper(['glance.cmd.manage', 'db', 'upgrade', '20'],
                                migration.db_sync,
                                db_api.get_engine(),
-                               db_migration.MIGRATE_REPO_PATH, '20',
-                               sanity_check=True)
+                               db_migration.MIGRATE_REPO_PATH, '20')
 
     @mock.patch.object(migration, 'db_sync')
     def test_db_downgrade_version(self, db_sync):
         self._main_test_helper(['glance.cmd.manage', 'db', 'downgrade', '20'],
                                migration.db_sync,
                                db_api.get_engine(),
-                               db_migration.MIGRATE_REPO_PATH, '20',
-                               sanity_check=True)
-
-    @mock.patch.object(migration, 'db_sync')
-    def test_db_sync_version_without_sanity_check(self, db_sync):
-        manage.CONF.db_enforce_mysql_charset = False
-        self._main_test_helper(['glance.cmd.manage', 'db', 'sync', '20'],
-                               migration.db_sync,
-                               db_api.get_engine(),
-                               db_migration.MIGRATE_REPO_PATH, u'20',
-                               sanity_check=False)
-
-    @mock.patch.object(migration, 'db_sync')
-    def test_db_upgrade_version_without_sanity_check(self, db_sync):
-        manage.CONF.db_enforce_mysql_charset = False
-        self._main_test_helper(['glance.cmd.manage', 'db', 'upgrade', '40'],
-                               migration.db_sync,
-                               db_api.get_engine(),
-                               db_migration.MIGRATE_REPO_PATH, '40',
-                               sanity_check=False)
-
-    @mock.patch.object(migration, 'db_sync')
-    def test_db_downgrade_version_without_sanity_check(self, db_sync):
-        manage.CONF.db_enforce_mysql_charset = False
-        self._main_test_helper(['glance.cmd.manage', 'db', 'downgrade', '20'],
-                               migration.db_sync,
-                               db_api.get_engine(),
-                               db_migration.MIGRATE_REPO_PATH, '20',
-                               sanity_check=False)
+                               db_migration.MIGRATE_REPO_PATH, '20')
 
     def test_db_metadefs_unload(self):
         db_metadata.db_unload_metadefs = mock.Mock()