diff --git a/glance/cmd/api.py b/glance/cmd/api.py
index abeaeb663f..6ddd79240c 100644
--- a/glance/cmd/api.py
+++ b/glance/cmd/api.py
@@ -27,13 +27,6 @@ import sys
 import eventlet
 eventlet.patcher.monkey_patch()
 
-# Monkey patch the original current_thread to use the up-to-date _active
-# global variable. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1863021 and
-# https://github.com/eventlet/eventlet/issues/592
-import __original_module_threading as orig_threading
-import threading
-orig_threading.current_thread.__globals__['_active'] = threading._active
-
 from oslo_reports import guru_meditation_report as gmr
 from oslo_utils import encodeutils
 
diff --git a/glance/cmd/scrubber.py b/glance/cmd/scrubber.py
index be64e105e7..fa64012c80 100644
--- a/glance/cmd/scrubber.py
+++ b/glance/cmd/scrubber.py
@@ -25,13 +25,6 @@ import sys
 import eventlet
 eventlet.patcher.monkey_patch()
 
-# Monkey patch the original current_thread to use the up-to-date _active
-# global variable. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1863021 and
-# https://github.com/eventlet/eventlet/issues/592
-import __original_module_threading as orig_threading
-import threading
-orig_threading.current_thread.__globals__['_active'] = threading._active
-
 import subprocess
 
 # If ../glance/__init__.py exists, add ../ to Python search path, so that