diff --git a/nova/api/ec2/cloud.py b/nova/api/ec2/cloud.py
index a95a0324fb..516c6ecbd8 100644
--- a/nova/api/ec2/cloud.py
+++ b/nova/api/ec2/cloud.py
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ from nova import volume
 
 
 FLAGS = flags.FLAGS
-flags.DECLARE('dhcp_domain', 'nova.network.manager')
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)