diff --git a/nova/db/sqlalchemy/api_models.py b/nova/db/sqlalchemy/api_models.py
index 5807d9e7fd3f..04a5cc6845b3 100644
--- a/nova/db/sqlalchemy/api_models.py
+++ b/nova/db/sqlalchemy/api_models.py
@@ -300,7 +300,6 @@ class ResourceProvider(API_BASE):
     uuid = Column(String(36), nullable=False)
     name = Column(Unicode(200), nullable=True)
     generation = Column(Integer, default=0)
-    can_host = Column(Integer, default=0)
 
 
 class Inventory(API_BASE):
diff --git a/nova/objects/resource_provider.py b/nova/objects/resource_provider.py
index 8620f36a7f54..bb8fefb0d3e4 100644
--- a/nova/objects/resource_provider.py
+++ b/nova/objects/resource_provider.py
@@ -736,7 +736,6 @@ class ResourceProviderList(base.ObjectListBase, base.NovaObject):
             filters = copy.deepcopy(filters)
         name = filters.pop('name', None)
         uuid = filters.pop('uuid', None)
-        can_host = filters.pop('can_host', 0)
         member_of = filters.pop('member_of', [])
 
         resources = filters.pop('resources', {})
@@ -749,7 +748,6 @@ class ResourceProviderList(base.ObjectListBase, base.NovaObject):
             query = query.filter(models.ResourceProvider.name == name)
         if uuid:
             query = query.filter(models.ResourceProvider.uuid == uuid)
-        query = query.filter(models.ResourceProvider.can_host == can_host)
 
         # If 'member_of' has values join with the PlacementAggregates to
         # get those resource providers that are associated with any of the
diff --git a/nova/tests/functional/db/api/test_migrations.py b/nova/tests/functional/db/api/test_migrations.py
index 8596f0da966c..b31cc5b82763 100644
--- a/nova/tests/functional/db/api/test_migrations.py
+++ b/nova/tests/functional/db/api/test_migrations.py
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ class NovaAPIModelsSync(test_migrations.ModelsMigrationsSync):
                     'display_name', 'access_ip_v6', 'access_ip_v4', 'key_name',
                     'locked_by', 'image_ref', 'progress', 'request_spec_id',
                     'info_cache', 'user_id', 'task_state', 'security_groups',
-                    'config_drive']
+                    'config_drive'],
+                'resource_providers': ['can_host'],
         }
 
         for element in diff:
diff --git a/nova/tests/functional/db/test_resource_provider.py b/nova/tests/functional/db/test_resource_provider.py
index 8b9654547891..830d4d10ee30 100644
--- a/nova/tests/functional/db/test_resource_provider.py
+++ b/nova/tests/functional/db/test_resource_provider.py
@@ -586,9 +586,6 @@ class ResourceProviderListTestCase(ResourceProviderBaseCase):
         resource_providers = objects.ResourceProviderList.get_all_by_filters(
             self.context, filters={'name': u'rp_name_1'})
         self.assertEqual(1, len(resource_providers))
-        resource_providers = objects.ResourceProviderList.get_all_by_filters(
-            self.context, filters={'can_host': 1})
-        self.assertEqual(0, len(resource_providers))
         resource_providers = objects.ResourceProviderList.get_all_by_filters(
             self.context, filters={'uuid': getattr(uuidsentinel, 'rp_uuid_2')})
         self.assertEqual(1, len(resource_providers))