diff --git a/ironic/drivers/fake.py b/ironic/drivers/fake.py
index 5ad8377cd3..3d0d690812 100644
--- a/ironic/drivers/fake.py
+++ b/ironic/drivers/fake.py
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ class FakePXEDriver(base.BaseDriver):
     def __init__(self):
         self.power = fake.FakePower()
         self.deploy = pxe.PXEDeploy()
-        self.rescue = self.deploy
         self.vendor = pxe.VendorPassthru()
 
 
@@ -88,7 +87,6 @@ class FakeSeaMicroDriver(base.BaseDriver):
             raise exception.DriverNotFound('FakeSeaMicroDriver')
         self.power = seamicro.Power()
         self.deploy = fake.FakeDeploy()
-        self.rescue = self.deploy
         self.seamicro_vendor = seamicro.VendorPassthru()
         self.pxe_vendor = pxe.VendorPassthru()
         self.vendor = seamicro.SeaMicroPXEMultipleVendorInterface(
diff --git a/ironic/drivers/modules/pxe.py b/ironic/drivers/modules/pxe.py
index 8cf9fd42ef..8a557e3d78 100644
--- a/ironic/drivers/modules/pxe.py
+++ b/ironic/drivers/modules/pxe.py
@@ -653,18 +653,6 @@ class PXEDeploy(base.DeployInterface):
         _update_neutron(task, node)
 
 
-class PXERescue(base.RescueInterface):
-
-    def validate(self, task, node):
-        pass
-
-    def rescue(self, task, node):
-        pass
-
-    def unrescue(self, task, node):
-        pass
-
-
 class VendorPassthru(base.VendorInterface):
     """Interface to mix IPMI and PXE vendor-specific interfaces."""
 
diff --git a/ironic/drivers/pxe.py b/ironic/drivers/pxe.py
index 6c5d279d50..c5560bc1d4 100644
--- a/ironic/drivers/pxe.py
+++ b/ironic/drivers/pxe.py
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ class PXEAndIPMIToolDriver(base.BaseDriver):
     def __init__(self):
         self.power = ipmitool.IPMIPower()
         self.deploy = pxe.PXEDeploy()
-        self.rescue = self.deploy
         self.pxe_vendor = pxe.VendorPassthru()
         self.ipmi_vendor = ipmitool.VendorPassthru()
         self.mapping = {'pass_deploy_info': self.pxe_vendor,
@@ -63,7 +62,6 @@ class PXEAndSSHDriver(base.BaseDriver):
     def __init__(self):
         self.power = ssh.SSHPower()
         self.deploy = pxe.PXEDeploy()
-        self.rescue = self.deploy
         self.vendor = pxe.VendorPassthru()
 
 
@@ -81,7 +79,6 @@ class PXEAndIPMINativeDriver(base.BaseDriver):
     def __init__(self):
         self.power = ipminative.NativeIPMIPower()
         self.deploy = pxe.PXEDeploy()
-        self.rescue = self.deploy
         self.pxe_vendor = pxe.VendorPassthru()
         self.ipmi_vendor = ipminative.VendorPassthru()
         self.mapping = {'pass_deploy_info': self.pxe_vendor,
@@ -105,7 +102,6 @@ class PXEAndSeaMicroDriver(base.BaseDriver):
             raise exception.DriverNotFound('PXEAndSeaMicroDriver')
         self.power = seamicro.Power()
         self.deploy = pxe.PXEDeploy()
-        self.rescue = self.deploy
         self.seamicro_vendor = seamicro.VendorPassthru()
         self.pxe_vendor = pxe.VendorPassthru()
         self.vendor = seamicro.SeaMicroPXEMultipleVendorInterface(