diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index d4cedb01be..5208bbe323 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@ console_scripts =
     kolla-genpwd = kolla_ansible.cmd.genpwd:main
     kolla-mergepwd = kolla_ansible.cmd.mergepwd:main
 
-[global]
-setup-hooks =
-    pbr.hooks.setup_hook
-
 [build_releasenotes]
 all_files = 1
 build-dir = releasenotes/build