diff --git a/lib/placement b/lib/placement
index 2343ac9f2a..a1602bab90 100644
--- a/lib/placement
+++ b/lib/placement
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ PLACEMENT_UWSGI_CONF=$PLACEMENT_CONF_DIR/placement-uwsgi.ini
 
 # The placement service can optionally use a separate database
 # connection. Set PLACEMENT_DB_ENABLED to True to use it.
-# NOTE(cdent): This functionality depends on some code that is not
-# yet merged in nova but is coming soon.
 PLACEMENT_DB_ENABLED=$(trueorfalse False PLACEMENT_DB_ENABLED)
 
 if is_service_enabled tls-proxy; then
@@ -151,9 +149,9 @@ function create_placement_accounts {
 function init_placement {
     if [ "$PLACEMENT_DB_ENABLED" != False ]; then
         recreate_database placement
-        time_start "dbsync"
-        $NOVA_BIN_DIR/nova-manage --config-file $NOVA_CONF api_db sync
-        time_stop "dbsync"
+        # Database migration will be handled when nova does an api_db sync
+        # TODO(cdent): When placement is extracted we'll do our own sync
+        # here.
     fi
     create_placement_accounts
 }
diff --git a/stack.sh b/stack.sh
index 2528e2b46b..56e00bfb67 100755
--- a/stack.sh
+++ b/stack.sh
@@ -894,6 +894,8 @@ if is_service_enabled neutron; then
     stack_install_service neutron
 fi
 
+# Nova configuration is used by placement so we need to create nova.conf
+# first.
 if is_service_enabled nova; then
     # Compute service
     stack_install_service nova
@@ -1184,6 +1186,13 @@ if is_service_enabled cinder; then
     init_cinder
 fi
 
+# Placement Service
+# ---------------
+
+if is_service_enabled placement; then
+    echo_summary "Configuring placement"
+    init_placement
+fi
 
 # Compute Service
 # ---------------
@@ -1202,11 +1211,6 @@ if is_service_enabled nova; then
     init_nova_cells
 fi
 
-if is_service_enabled placement; then
-    echo_summary "Configuring placement"
-    init_placement
-fi
-
 
 # Extras Configuration
 # ====================