diff --git a/aodh/api/__init__.py b/aodh/api/__init__.py
index 36e0b0dd..c6c41abf 100644
--- a/aodh/api/__init__.py
+++ b/aodh/api/__init__.py
@@ -12,13 +12,16 @@
 # WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
+import os
 
 from oslo_config import cfg
 
 # Register options for the service
 OPTS = [
     cfg.StrOpt('paste_config',
-               default="api_paste.ini",
+               default=os.path.abspath(
+                   os.path.join(
+                       os.path.dirname(__file__), "api-paste.ini")),
                help="Configuration file for WSGI definition of API."),
     cfg.StrOpt(
         'auth_mode',
diff --git a/etc/aodh/api_paste.ini b/aodh/api/api-paste.ini
similarity index 100%
rename from etc/aodh/api_paste.ini
rename to aodh/api/api-paste.ini
diff --git a/aodh/tests/functional/api/__init__.py b/aodh/tests/functional/api/__init__.py
index 09c8b42a..512d3543 100644
--- a/aodh/tests/functional/api/__init__.py
+++ b/aodh/tests/functional/api/__init__.py
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ class FunctionalTest(db_test_base.TestBase):
         self.CONF.set_override('policy_file',
                                os.path.abspath('etc/aodh/policy.json'),
                                group='oslo_policy', enforce_type=True)
-        self.CONF.set_override('paste_config',
-                               os.path.abspath('etc/aodh/api_paste.ini'),
-                               group='api', enforce_type=True)
         self.CONF.set_override('auth_mode', None, group='api')
         self.app = webtest.TestApp(app.load_app(self.CONF))
 
diff --git a/aodh/tests/functional/gabbi/fixtures.py b/aodh/tests/functional/gabbi/fixtures.py
index 4aa7ee74..d54282df 100644
--- a/aodh/tests/functional/gabbi/fixtures.py
+++ b/aodh/tests/functional/gabbi/fixtures.py
@@ -81,11 +81,6 @@ class ConfigFixture(fixture.GabbiFixture):
                               'aodh/tests/open-policy.json'),
                           group='oslo_policy',
                           enforce_type=True)
-        conf.set_override(
-            'paste_config',
-            os.path.abspath('etc/aodh/api_paste.ini'),
-            group='api',
-        )
         conf.set_override('auth_mode', None, group='api')
 
         parsed_url = urlparse.urlparse(db_url)
diff --git a/devstack/plugin.sh b/devstack/plugin.sh
index 4a5e2e1b..6933a9e0 100644
--- a/devstack/plugin.sh
+++ b/devstack/plugin.sh
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ function configure_aodh {
     cp $AODH_DIR/etc/aodh/policy.json $AODH_CONF_DIR
     iniset $AODH_CONF oslo_policy policy_file $AODH_CONF_DIR/policy.json
 
-    cp $AODH_DIR/etc/aodh/api_paste.ini $AODH_CONF_DIR
     cp $AODH_DIR/etc/aodh/aodh-config-generator.conf $AODH_CONF_DIR
 
     # The alarm evaluator needs these options to call gnocchi/ceilometer APIs