diff --git a/ansible/roles/congress/templates/congress.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/congress/templates/congress.conf.j2
index b1ebb1346b..586121c9bc 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/congress/templates/congress.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/congress/templates/congress.conf.j2
@@ -44,6 +44,3 @@ memcached_servers = {% for host in groups['memcached'] %}{{ hostvars[host]['ansi
 
 [congress]
 url = {{ internal_protocol }}://{{ kolla_internal_fqdn }}:{{ congress_api_port }}
-
-[oslo_messaging_notifications]
-driver = noop