diff --git a/lib/cinder b/lib/cinder
index 9d27daa091..177ddf0bf2 100644
--- a/lib/cinder
+++ b/lib/cinder
@@ -211,6 +211,8 @@ function configure_cinder {
 
     cp -p $CINDER_DIR/etc/cinder/policy.json $CINDER_CONF_DIR
 
+    rm -f $CINDER_CONF
+
     configure_cinder_rootwrap
 
     cp $CINDER_DIR/etc/cinder/api-paste.ini $CINDER_API_PASTE_INI