diff --git a/doc/source/admin/blockstorage-troubleshoot.rst b/doc/source/admin/blockstorage-troubleshoot.rst
index b16e055bb7e..2fd4521d8c5 100644
--- a/doc/source/admin/blockstorage-troubleshoot.rst
+++ b/doc/source/admin/blockstorage-troubleshoot.rst
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ Storage installation.
    ts-cinder-config.rst
    ts-multipath-warn.rst
    ts-eql-volume-size.rst
-   ts-vol-attach-miss-sg-scan.rst
    ts-HTTP-bad-req-in-cinder-vol-log.rst
    ts-duplicate-3par-host.rst
    ts-failed-attach-vol-after-detach.rst
diff --git a/doc/source/admin/ts-vol-attach-miss-sg-scan.rst b/doc/source/admin/ts-vol-attach-miss-sg-scan.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index e1d9a516b6d..00000000000
--- a/doc/source/admin/ts-vol-attach-miss-sg-scan.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-========================================
-Failed to Attach Volume, Missing sg_scan
-========================================
-
-Problem
-~~~~~~~
-
-Failed to attach volume to an instance, ``sg_scan`` file not found. This
-error occurs when the sg3-utils package is not installed on the compute node.
-The IDs in your message are unique to your system:
-
-.. code-block:: console
-
-   ERROR nova.compute.manager [req-cf2679fd-dd9e-4909-807f-48fe9bda3642 admin admin|req-cf2679fd-dd9e-4909-807f-48fe9bda3642 admin admin]
-   [instance: 7d7c92e0-49fa-4a8e-87c7-73f22a9585d5|instance:  7d7c92e0-49fa-4a8e-87c7-73f22a9585d5]
-   Failed to attach volume  4cc104c4-ac92-4bd6-9b95-c6686746414a at /dev/vdcTRACE nova.compute.manager
-   [instance:  7d7c92e0-49fa-4a8e-87c7-73f22a9585d5|instance: 7d7c92e0-49fa-4a8e-87c7-73f22a9585d5]
-   Stdout: '/usr/local/bin/nova-rootwrap: Executable not found: /usr/bin/sg_scan'
-
-
-Solution
-~~~~~~~~
-
-Run this command on the compute node to install the ``sg3-utils`` package:
-
-.. code-block:: console
-
-   # apt-get install sg3-utils
diff --git a/etc/cinder/rootwrap.d/volume.filters b/etc/cinder/rootwrap.d/volume.filters
index 3faa9c3362f..13aa1d9b848 100644
--- a/etc/cinder/rootwrap.d/volume.filters
+++ b/etc/cinder/rootwrap.d/volume.filters
@@ -154,9 +154,6 @@ mmdelsnapshot: CommandFilter, mmdelsnapshot, root
 # cinder/volume/drivers/ibm/ibmnas.py
 find_maxdepth_inum: RegExpFilter, find, root, find, ^[/]*([^/\0]+(/+)?)*$, -maxdepth, \d+, -ignore_readdir_race, -inum, \d+, -print0, -quit
 
-# cinder/brick/initiator/linuxscsi.py:
-sg_scan: CommandFilter, sg_scan, root
-
 #cinder/backup/services/tsm.py
 dsmc:CommandFilter,/usr/bin/dsmc,root