diff --git a/lib/tempest b/lib/tempest
index bdbaaa5678..35dbb7b6a1 100644
--- a/lib/tempest
+++ b/lib/tempest
@@ -310,7 +310,6 @@ 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