diff --git a/lib/tempest b/lib/tempest
index 26b5d335c2..d4d1dd2ce5 100644
--- a/lib/tempest
+++ b/lib/tempest
@@ -308,7 +308,6 @@ function configure_tempest {
     fi
 
     # Image Features
-    iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG image-feature-enabled deactivate_image True
     if [ "$GLANCE_V1_ENABLED" != "True" ]; then
         iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG image-feature-enabled api_v1 False
     fi