diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 1775e9c2d486..f775bd821c8e 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ oslo.config.opts.defaults =
 
 nova.compute.monitors.cpu =
     virt_driver = nova.compute.monitors.cpu.virt_driver:Monitor
-nova.compute.resources =
 
 nova.image.download.modules =
     file = nova.image.download.file