diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_driver.py b/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_driver.py
index 8c922b4a5b..cb32e1a124 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_driver.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_driver.py
@@ -4478,33 +4478,6 @@ class LibvirtConnTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(conf.cpu.cores, 1)
         self.assertEqual(conf.cpu.threads, 1)
 
-    @mock.patch.object(host.Host, "has_min_version", return_value=True)
-    def test_get_guest_cpu_config_numa_topology(self, mock_has_min_version):
-        drvr = libvirt_driver.LibvirtDriver(fake.FakeVirtAPI(), True)
-        instance_ref = objects.Instance(**self.test_instance)
-        instance_ref.flavor.vcpus = 2
-        instance_ref.numa_topology = objects.InstanceNUMATopology(cells=[
-            objects.InstanceNUMACell(
-                id=0,
-                cpuset=set([0, 1]),
-                memory=1024,
-                cpu_pinning={})])
-        image_meta = objects.ImageMeta.from_dict(self.test_image_meta)
-        disk_info = blockinfo.get_disk_info(CONF.libvirt.virt_type,
-                                            instance_ref,
-                                            image_meta)
-
-        self.assertIsNone(instance_ref.numa_topology.cells[0].cpu_topology)
-
-        drvr._get_guest_config(instance_ref,
-                               _fake_network_info(self.stubs, 1),
-                               image_meta, disk_info)
-
-        topo = instance_ref.numa_topology.cells[0].cpu_topology
-        self.assertIsNotNone(topo)
-        self.assertEqual(topo.cores * topo.sockets * topo.threads,
-                         instance_ref.flavor.vcpus)
-
     def test_get_guest_cpu_topology(self):
         instance_ref = objects.Instance(**self.test_instance)
         instance_ref.flavor.vcpus = 8
diff --git a/nova/virt/hardware.py b/nova/virt/hardware.py
index 2622b59e77..9bc8a3ac12 100644
--- a/nova/virt/hardware.py
+++ b/nova/virt/hardware.py
@@ -708,7 +708,6 @@ def _pack_instance_onto_cores(available_siblings, instance_cell, host_cell_id):
                 pinning = zip(sorted(instance_cell.cpuset),
                               itertools.chain(*sliced_sibs))
 
-            # NOTE(sfinucan) - this may be overriden later on by the drivers
             topology = (instance_cell.cpu_topology or
                         objects.VirtCPUTopology(sockets=1,
                                                 cores=len(sliced_sibs),
diff --git a/nova/virt/libvirt/driver.py b/nova/virt/libvirt/driver.py
index e3a32bfbdb..45560451e0 100644
--- a/nova/virt/libvirt/driver.py
+++ b/nova/virt/libvirt/driver.py
@@ -3203,10 +3203,6 @@ class LibvirtDriver(driver.ComputeDriver):
         topology = hardware.get_best_cpu_topology(
                 flavor, image_meta, numa_topology=instance_numa_topology)
 
-        if instance_numa_topology:
-            for cell in instance_numa_topology.cells:
-                cell.cpu_topology = topology
-
         cpu.sockets = topology.sockets
         cpu.cores = topology.cores
         cpu.threads = topology.threads