diff --git a/ansible/group_vars/all.yml b/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
index 1d76f0eeea..480ccf7b4c 100644
--- a/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
+++ b/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ cinder_target_helper: "{{ 'lioadm' if ansible_facts.os_family == 'RedHat' else '
 # Valid options are [ '', redis, etcd ]
 cinder_coordination_backend: "{{ 'redis' if enable_redis | bool else 'etcd' if enable_etcd | bool else '' }}"
 
-# Valid options are [ nfs, swift, ceph, s3 ]
+# Valid options are [ nfs, swift, ceph ]
 cinder_backup_driver: "ceph"
 cinder_backup_share: ""
 cinder_backup_mount_options_nfs: ""
diff --git a/ansible/roles/cinder/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/cinder/defaults/main.yml
index 0d045a0d39..e40083a57a 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/cinder/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/cinder/defaults/main.yml
@@ -271,14 +271,6 @@ pure_fc_backend: "pure_fc_backend"
 pure_api_token:
 pure_san_ip:
 
-################################
-# Cinder Backup S3
-################################
-cinder_backup_s3_endpoint: "{{ s3_url }}"
-cinder_backup_s3_store_bucket: "volumebackups"
-cinder_backup_s3_store_access_key: "{{ s3_access_key }}"
-cinder_backup_s3_store_secret_key: "{{ s3_secret_key }}"
-
 ####################
 # Kolla
 ####################
diff --git a/ansible/roles/cinder/templates/cinder.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/cinder/templates/cinder.conf.j2
index 56c425dde2..355b53696f 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/cinder/templates/cinder.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/cinder/templates/cinder.conf.j2
@@ -47,12 +47,6 @@ backup_swift_auth = per_user
 backup_swift_auth_version = 1
 backup_swift_user =
 backup_swift_key =
-{% elif cinder_backup_driver == "s3" %}
-backup_driver = cinder.backup.drivers.s3.S3BackupDriver
-backup_s3_endpoint_url = {{ cinder_backup_s3_endpoint }}
-backup_s3_store_bucket = {{ cinder_backup_s3_store_bucket }}
-backup_s3_store_access_key = {{ cinder_backup_s3_store_access_key }}
-backup_s3_store_secret_key = {{ cinder_backup_s3_store_secret_key }}
 {% endif %}
 {% endif %}
 
diff --git a/etc/kolla/globals.yml b/etc/kolla/globals.yml
index ee222f3a91..0912ee0c3a 100644
--- a/etc/kolla/globals.yml
+++ b/etc/kolla/globals.yml
@@ -518,17 +518,11 @@ workaround_ansible_issue_8743: yes
 # Valid options are [ '', redis, etcd ]
 #cinder_coordination_backend: "{{ 'redis' if enable_redis|bool else 'etcd' if enable_etcd|bool else '' }}"
 
-# Valid options are [ nfs, swift, ceph, s3 ]
+# Valid options are [ nfs, swift, ceph ]
 #cinder_backup_driver: "ceph"
 #cinder_backup_share: ""
 #cinder_backup_mount_options_nfs: ""
 
-# Cinder backup S3 options
-#cinder_backup_s3_endpoint: "{{ s3_url }}"
-#cinder_backup_s3_store_bucket: "volumebackups"
-#cinder_backup_s3_store_access_key: "{{ s3_access_key }}"
-#cinder_backup_s3_store_secret_key: "{{ s3_secret_key }}"
-
 #######################
 # Cloudkitty options
 #######################
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/s3-cinder-backup-180f57b6d0e417f2.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/s3-cinder-backup-180f57b6d0e417f2.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index a3353bf9d5..0000000000
--- a/releasenotes/notes/s3-cinder-backup-180f57b6d0e417f2.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
----
-features:
-  - Allow cinder-backup to be configured to use S3 backend.