diff --git a/barbican/api/controllers/versions.py b/barbican/api/controllers/versions.py
index bc84448a..16d65d97 100644
--- a/barbican/api/controllers/versions.py
+++ b/barbican/api/controllers/versions.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ from barbican.api.controllers import quotas
 from barbican.api.controllers import secrets
 from barbican.api.controllers import secretstores
 from barbican.api.controllers import transportkeys
-from barbican.common import config
 from barbican.common import utils
 from barbican import i18n as u
 from barbican import version
@@ -29,9 +28,6 @@ from barbican import version
 LOG = utils.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-CONF = config.CONF
-
-
 MIME_TYPE_JSON = 'application/json'
 MIME_TYPE_JSON_HOME = 'application/json-home'
 MEDIA_TYPE_JSON = 'application/vnd.openstack.key-manager-%s+json'
diff --git a/barbican/api/middleware/simple.py b/barbican/api/middleware/simple.py
index 4d300be1..34c535e1 100644
--- a/barbican/api/middleware/simple.py
+++ b/barbican/api/middleware/simple.py
@@ -19,12 +19,10 @@ purposes only.
 """
 
 from barbican.api import middleware
-from barbican.common import config
 from barbican.common import utils
 from barbican import i18n as u
 
 LOG = utils.getLogger(__name__)
-CONF = config.CONF
 
 
 class SimpleFilter(middleware.Middleware):
diff --git a/barbican/queue/server.py b/barbican/queue/server.py
index bef042a3..4aa6e26f 100644
--- a/barbican/queue/server.py
+++ b/barbican/queue/server.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ except ImportError:
 
 from oslo_service import service
 
-from barbican.common import config
 from barbican.common import utils
 from barbican import i18n as u
 from barbican.model import models
@@ -42,8 +41,6 @@ if newrelic_loaded:
 
 LOG = utils.getLogger(__name__)
 
-CONF = config.CONF
-
 
 # Maps the common/shared RetryTasks (returned from lower-level business logic
 # and plugin processing) to top-level RPC tasks in the Tasks class below.