diff --git a/nova/policy.py b/nova/policy.py
index 2f7111aea0..18198eed63 100644
--- a/nova/policy.py
+++ b/nova/policy.py
@@ -42,14 +42,12 @@ saved_file_rules = []
 KEY_EXPR = re.compile(r'%\((\w+)\)s')
 
 # TODO(gmann): Remove overriding the default value of config options
-# 'policy_file', 'enforce_scope', and 'enforce_new_defaults' once
-# oslo_policy change their default value to what is overridden here.
+# 'policy_file' once oslo_policy change its default value to what
+# is overridden here.
 DEFAULT_POLICY_FILE = 'policy.yaml'
 opts.set_defaults(
     cfg.CONF,
-    DEFAULT_POLICY_FILE,
-    enforce_scope=True,
-    enforce_new_defaults=True)
+    DEFAULT_POLICY_FILE)
 
 
 def reset():
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index eb158af1c0..df7cf06712 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ oslo.utils>=4.12.1 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.db>=10.0.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.rootwrap>=5.15.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.messaging>=14.1.0 # Apache-2.0
-oslo.policy>=3.11.0 # Apache-2.0
+oslo.policy>=4.4.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.privsep>=2.6.2 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.i18n>=5.1.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.service>=2.8.0 # Apache-2.0