diff --git a/nova/tests/live_migration/hooks/run_tests.sh b/nova/tests/live_migration/hooks/run_tests.sh
index d1ef95b89a..7f5fe39901 100755
--- a/nova/tests/live_migration/hooks/run_tests.sh
+++ b/nova/tests/live_migration/hooks/run_tests.sh
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ SUBNODES=$(cat /etc/nodepool/sub_nodes_private)
 SERVICE_HOST=$primary_node
 STACK_USER=${STACK_USER:-stack}
 
-populate_start_script
-
 echo '1. test with all local storage (use default for volumes)'
 echo 'NOTE: test_volume_backed_live_migration is skipped due to https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1524898'
 run_tempest "block migration test" "^.*test_live_migration(?!.*(test_volume_backed_live_migration))"
diff --git a/nova/tests/live_migration/hooks/utils.sh b/nova/tests/live_migration/hooks/utils.sh
index 2542521503..9f98ca2e25 100755
--- a/nova/tests/live_migration/hooks/utils.sh
+++ b/nova/tests/live_migration/hooks/utils.sh
@@ -9,65 +9,3 @@ function run_tempest {
       die $LINENO "$message failure"
     fi
 }
-
-function populate_start_script {
-    SCREEN_NAME=${SCREEN_NAME:-stack}
-    DEST=${DEST:-/opt/stack}
-    SERVICE_DIR=${SERVICE_DIR:-${DEST}/status}
-    ENABLED_SERVICES=${ENABLED_SERVICES:-n-cpu,g-api,c-vol}
-    LIBVIRT_GROUP=${LIBVIRT_GROUP:-libvirtd}
-    TIMESTAMP_FORMAT=${TIMESTAMP_FORMAT:-"%F-%H%M%S"}
-    LOGDAYS=${LOGDAYS:-7}
-    CURRENT_LOG_TIME=$(date "+$TIMESTAMP_FORMAT")
-
-    #creates script for starting process without screen and copies it to all
-    # nodes
-    #
-    # args:
-    # $1 - service name to start
-    # $2 - command to execute
-    # $3 - group to run under
-    cat > /tmp/start_process.sh <<EOF
-set -x
-service=\$1
-command=\$2
-sg=\$3
-ENABLED_SERVICES=$ENABLED_SERVICES
-SCREEN_NAME=$SCREEN_NAME
-DEST=$DEST
-SERVICE_DIR=$SERVICE_DIR
-LOGDIR=$DEST/logs
-TIMESTAMP_FORMAT=$TIMESTAMP_FORMAT
-LOGDAYS=$LOGDAYS
-CURRENT_LOG_TIME=\$(date "+$TIMESTAMP_FORMAT")
-REAL_LOG_FILE="\$LOGDIR/\$service.log.\$CURRENT_LOG_TIME"
-if [[ -n "\$LOGDIR" ]]; then
-        exec 1>&"\$REAL_LOG_FILE" 2>&1
-        ln -sf "\$REAL_LOG_FILE" \$LOGDIR/\$service.log
-    export PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
-fi
-if [[ -n "\$sg" ]]; then
-    setsid sg \$sg -c "\$command" & echo \$! >\$SERVICE_DIR/\$SCREEN_NAME/\$service.pid
-else
-    setsid \$command & echo \$! >\$SERVICE_DIR/\$SCREEN_NAME/\$service.pid
-fi
-exit 0
-EOF
-    chmod +x /tmp/start_process.sh
-    $ANSIBLE subnodes --sudo -f 5 -i "$WORKSPACE/inventory" -m copy -a "src=/tmp/start_process.sh dest=/tmp/start_process.sh owner=$STACK_USER group=$STACK_USER mode=0777"
-    $ANSIBLE subnodes --sudo -f 5 -i "$WORKSPACE/inventory" -m shell -a "ls -la /tmp/start_process.sh"
-}
-
-function stop {
-    local target=$1
-    local service=$2
-    $ANSIBLE $target --sudo -f 5 -i "$WORKSPACE/inventory" -m shell -a "
-executable=/bin/bash
-BASE\=$BASE
-source $BASE/new/devstack/functions-common
-ENABLED_SERVICES\=$ENABLED_SERVICES
-SCREEN_NAME\=$SCREEN_NAME
-SERVICE_DIR\=$SERVICE_DIR
-stop_process $service
-"
-}