diff --git a/devstack/plugin.sh b/devstack/plugin.sh
index f8fbe68f4..2bd4b76a1 100644
--- a/devstack/plugin.sh
+++ b/devstack/plugin.sh
@@ -256,11 +256,6 @@ labels:
     min-ready: 1
     providers:
       - name: devstack
-  - name: ubuntu-precise
-    image: ubuntu-precise
-    min-ready: 1
-    providers:
-      - name: devstack
   - name: ubuntu-trusty
     image: ubuntu-trusty
     min-ready: 1
@@ -307,12 +302,6 @@ providers:
         username: devuser
         private-key: $NODEPOOL_KEY
         config-drive: true
-      - name: ubuntu-precise
-        min-ram: 512
-        name-filter: 'nodepool'
-        username: devuser
-        private-key: $NODEPOOL_KEY
-        config-drive: true
       - name: ubuntu-trusty
         min-ram: 512
         name-filter: 'nodepool'
@@ -412,29 +401,6 @@ diskimages:
       $DIB_GLEAN_INSTALLTYPE
       $DIB_GLEAN_REPOLOCATION
       $DIB_GLEAN_REPOREF
-  - name: ubuntu-precise
-    pause: $NODEPOOL_PAUSE_UBUNTU_PRECISE_DIB
-    rebuild-age: 86400
-    elements:
-      - ubuntu-minimal
-      - vm
-      - simple-init
-      - devuser
-      - openssh-server
-      - nodepool-setup
-    release: precise
-    env-vars:
-      TMPDIR: $NODEPOOL_DIB_BASE_PATH/tmp
-      DIB_CHECKSUM: '1'
-      DIB_IMAGE_CACHE: $NODEPOOL_DIB_BASE_PATH/cache
-      DIB_APT_LOCAL_CACHE: '0'
-      DIB_DISABLE_APT_CLEANUP: '1'
-      DIB_DEV_USER_AUTHORIZED_KEYS: $NODEPOOL_PUBKEY
-      DIB_DEBIAN_COMPONENTS: 'main,universe'
-      $DIB_GET_PIP
-      $DIB_GLEAN_INSTALLTYPE
-      $DIB_GLEAN_REPOLOCATION
-      $DIB_GLEAN_REPOREF
   - name: ubuntu-trusty
     pause: $NODEPOOL_PAUSE_UBUNTU_TRUSTY_DIB
     rebuild-age: 86400
diff --git a/devstack/settings b/devstack/settings
index 8b504a54c..505b55adf 100644
--- a/devstack/settings
+++ b/devstack/settings
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ NODEPOOL_PAUSE_CENTOS_7_DIB=${NODEPOOL_PAUSE_CENTOS_7_DIB:-true}
 NODEPOOL_PAUSE_DEBIAN_JESSIE_DIB=${NODEPOOL_PAUSE_DEBIAN_JESSIE_DIB:-true}
 NODEPOOL_PAUSE_FEDORA_25_DIB=${NODEPOOL_PAUSE_FEDORA_25_DIB:-true}
 NODEPOOL_PAUSE_OPENSUSE_42_2_DIB=${NODEPOOL_PAUSE_OPENSUSE_42_2_DIB:-true}
-NODEPOOL_PAUSE_UBUNTU_PRECISE_DIB=${NODEPOOL_PAUSE_UBUNTU_PRECISE_DIB:-true}
 NODEPOOL_PAUSE_UBUNTU_TRUSTY_DIB=${NODEPOOL_PAUSE_UBUNTU_TRUSTY_DIB:-false}
 NODEPOOL_PAUSE_UBUNTU_XENIAL_DIB=${NODEPOOL_PAUSE_UBUNTU_XENIAL_DIB:-true}
 
diff --git a/tools/check_devstack_plugin.sh b/tools/check_devstack_plugin.sh
index 0093d08d2..04c08b617 100755
--- a/tools/check_devstack_plugin.sh
+++ b/tools/check_devstack_plugin.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ NODEPOOL_PAUSE_CENTOS_7_DIB=${NODEPOOL_PAUSE_CENTOS_7_DIB:-true}
 NODEPOOL_PAUSE_DEBIAN_JESSIE_DIB=${NODEPOOL_PAUSE_DEBIAN_JESSIE_DIB:-true}
 NODEPOOL_PAUSE_FEDORA_25_DIB=${NODEPOOL_PAUSE_FEDORA_25_DIB:-true}
 NODEPOOL_PAUSE_OPENSUSE_42_2_DIB=${NODEPOOL_PAUSE_OPENSUSE_42_2_DIB:-true}
-NODEPOOL_PAUSE_UBUNTU_PRECISE_DIB=${NODEPOOL_PAUSE_UBUNTU_PRECISE_DIB:-true}
 NODEPOOL_PAUSE_UBUNTU_TRUSTY_DIB=${NODEPOOL_PAUSE_UBUNTU_TRUSTY_DIB:-false}
 NODEPOOL_PAUSE_UBUNTU_XENIAL_DIB=${NODEPOOL_PAUSE_UBUNTU_XENIAL_DIB:-true}
 
@@ -70,13 +69,6 @@ if [ $NODEPOOL_PAUSE_OPENSUSE_42_2_DIB = 'false' ]; then
     waitfornode opensuse-42.2
 fi
 
-if [ $NODEPOOL_PAUSE_UBUNTU_PRECISE_DIB = 'false' ]; then
-    # check that image built
-    waitforimage ubuntu-precise
-    # check image was bootable
-    waitfornode ubuntu-precise
-fi
-
 if [ $NODEPOOL_PAUSE_UBUNTU_TRUSTY_DIB = 'false' ]; then
     # check that image built
     waitforimage ubuntu-trusty