diff --git a/devstack/plugin.sh b/devstack/plugin.sh
index efd3bc774..409154d63 100644
--- a/devstack/plugin.sh
+++ b/devstack/plugin.sh
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ REMOTE_DB_HOSTS=${REMOTE_DB_HOSTS:-"$REMOTE_DB_IP:$REMOTE_DB_PORT"}
 TUNNEL_TYPE=${TUNNEL_TYPE:-$DEFAULT_TUNNEL_TYPE}
 DF_APPS_LIST=${DF_APPS_LIST:-$DEFAULT_APPS_LIST}
 
-# pub/sub
-PUBLISHERS_HOSTS=${PUBLISHERS_HOSTS:-"$SERVICE_HOST"}
-
 # OVS bridge definition
 PUBLIC_BRIDGE=${PUBLIC_BRIDGE:-br-ex}
 INTEGRATION_BRIDGE=${INTEGRATION_BRIDGE:-br-int}
@@ -140,7 +137,6 @@ function configure_df_plugin {
         iniset $NEUTRON_CONF df_l2_app l2_responder "$DF_L2_RESPONDER"
         iniset $NEUTRON_CONF df enable_df_pub_sub "$DF_PUB_SUB"
         iniset $NEUTRON_CONF df pub_sub_use_multiproc "$DF_PUB_SUB_USE_MULTIPROC"
-        iniset $NEUTRON_CONF df publishers_ips "$PUBLISHERS_HOSTS"
         iniset $NEUTRON_CONF df publisher_rate_limit_timeout "$PUBLISHER_RATE_LIMIT_TIMEOUT"
         iniset $NEUTRON_CONF df publisher_rate_limit_count "$PUBLISHER_RATE_LIMIT_COUNT"
         iniset $NEUTRON_CONF df_dnat_app external_network_bridge "$PUBLIC_BRIDGE"
@@ -196,7 +192,6 @@ function configure_df_plugin {
         iniset $NEUTRON_CONF df apps_list "$DF_APPS_LIST"
         iniset $NEUTRON_CONF df_l2_app l2_responder "$DF_L2_RESPONDER"
         iniset $NEUTRON_CONF df enable_df_pub_sub "$DF_PUB_SUB"
-        iniset $NEUTRON_CONF df publishers_ips "$PUBLISHERS_HOSTS"
         iniset $NEUTRON_CONF df_dnat_app external_network_bridge "$PUBLIC_BRIDGE"
         iniset $NEUTRON_CONF df_dnat_app int_peer_patch_port "$INTEGRATION_PEER_PORT"
         iniset $NEUTRON_CONF df_dnat_app ex_peer_patch_port "$PUBLIC_PEER_PORT"