diff --git a/manifests/api.pp b/manifests/api.pp
index 25ae17da..265cf5cf 100644
--- a/manifests/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/api.pp
@@ -319,11 +319,6 @@ class barbican::api (
     $host_href_real = $host_href
   }
 
-  barbican_config {
-    'DEFAULT/bind_host': ensure => absent;
-    'DEFAULT/bind_port': ensure => absent;
-  }
-
   barbican_config {
     'DEFAULT/host_href': value => $host_href_real;
   }
diff --git a/spec/classes/barbican_api_spec.rb b/spec/classes/barbican_api_spec.rb
index 135c3ede..6595115e 100644
--- a/spec/classes/barbican_api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/barbican_api_spec.rb
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ describe 'barbican::api' do
 
     let :default_params do
       {
-        :bind_host                                     => '0.0.0.0',
-        :bind_port                                     => '9311',
         :default_transport_url                         => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
         :rpc_response_timeout                          => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
         :control_exchange                              => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
@@ -77,8 +75,6 @@ describe 'barbican::api' do
     [
       {},
       {
-        :bind_host                                     => '127.0.0.1',
-        :bind_port                                     => '9312',
         :default_transport_url                         => 'rabbit://bugs:bugs_bunny@localhost:1234/rabbithost',
         :rpc_response_timeout                          => '120',
         :control_exchange                              => 'barbican',