diff --git a/nova/conf/scheduler.py b/nova/conf/scheduler.py
index 891dec745c..6cad9bd8f0 100644
--- a/nova/conf/scheduler.py
+++ b/nova/conf/scheduler.py
@@ -22,31 +22,6 @@ scheduler_group = cfg.OptGroup(name="scheduler",
                                title="Scheduler configuration")
 
 scheduler_opts = [
-    cfg.IntOpt("periodic_task_interval",
-        default=60,
-        help="""
-Periodic task interval.
-
-This value controls how often (in seconds) to run periodic tasks in the
-scheduler. The specific tasks that are run for each period are determined by
-the particular scheduler being used. Currently there are no in-tree scheduler
-driver that use this option.
-
-If this is larger than the nova-service 'service_down_time' setting, the
-ComputeFilter (if enabled) may think the compute service is down. As each
-scheduler can work a little differently than the others, be sure to test this
-with your selected scheduler.
-
-Possible values:
-
-* An integer, where the integer corresponds to periodic task interval in
-  seconds. 0 uses the default interval (60 seconds). A negative value disables
-  periodic tasks.
-
-Related options:
-
-* ``nova-service service_down_time``
-"""),
     cfg.IntOpt("max_attempts",
         default=3,
         min=1,
diff --git a/nova/conf/service.py b/nova/conf/service.py
index 6a57efa1cf..e10f3a0492 100644
--- a/nova/conf/service.py
+++ b/nova/conf/service.py
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ for more than service_down_time, then the compute node is considered down.
 Related Options:
 
 * report_interval (service_down_time should not be less than report_interval)
-* scheduler.periodic_task_interval
 """),
     cfg.BoolOpt('periodic_enable',
                default=True,
diff --git a/nova/scheduler/driver.py b/nova/scheduler/driver.py
index d799c65b3a..5a272ddc87 100644
--- a/nova/scheduler/driver.py
+++ b/nova/scheduler/driver.py
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@ class Scheduler(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
         self.host_manager = host_manager.HostManager()
         self.servicegroup_api = servicegroup.API()
 
-    def run_periodic_tasks(self, context):
-        """Manager calls this so drivers can perform periodic tasks."""
-        pass
-
     def hosts_up(self, context, topic):
         """Return the list of hosts that have a running service for topic."""
 
diff --git a/nova/scheduler/manager.py b/nova/scheduler/manager.py
index 753f4b1b1d..cf15f93e94 100644
--- a/nova/scheduler/manager.py
+++ b/nova/scheduler/manager.py
@@ -85,11 +85,6 @@ class SchedulerManager(manager.Manager):
             else:
                 LOG.debug(msg)
 
-    @periodic_task.periodic_task(spacing=CONF.scheduler.periodic_task_interval,
-                                 run_immediately=True)
-    def _run_periodic_tasks(self, context):
-        self.driver.run_periodic_tasks(context)
-
     def reset(self):
         # NOTE(tssurya): This is a SIGHUP handler which will reset the cells
         # and enabled cells caches in the host manager. So every time an
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/remove-customer-filters-95ab8c7a3aff058d.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/remove-customer-filters-95ab8c7a3aff058d.yaml
index 605e02848b..7406e159ea 100644
--- a/releasenotes/notes/remove-customer-filters-95ab8c7a3aff058d.yaml
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/remove-customer-filters-95ab8c7a3aff058d.yaml
@@ -9,3 +9,6 @@ upgrade:
   - |
     The ``[scheduler] scheduler_driver`` config option has been removed, along
     with the ``nova.scheduler.driver`` setuptools entrypoint.
+  - |
+    The ``[scheduler] periodic_task_interval`` config option has been removed.
+    It was no longer used by any supported scheduler drivers.