diff --git a/nova/conf/paths.py b/nova/conf/paths.py
index a89c21b01fef..6def9a2c79ac 100644
--- a/nova/conf/paths.py
+++ b/nova/conf/paths.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 import os
-import sys
 
 from oslo_config import cfg
 
@@ -40,20 +39,6 @@ Possible values:
 Related options:
 
 * ``state_path``
-"""),
-    cfg.StrOpt('bindir',
-        default=os.path.join(sys.prefix, 'local', 'bin'),
-        help="""
-The directory where the Nova binaries are installed.
-
-This option is only relevant if the networking capabilities from Nova are
-used (see services below). Nova's networking capabilities are targeted to
-be fully replaced by Neutron in the future. It is very unlikely that you need
-to change this option from its default value.
-
-Possible values:
-
-* The full path to a directory.
 """),
 
     cfg.StrOpt('state_path',
@@ -80,11 +65,6 @@ def basedir_def(*args):
     return os.path.join('$pybasedir', *args)
 
 
-def bindir_def(*args):
-    """Return an uninterpolated path relative to $bindir."""
-    return os.path.join('$bindir', *args)
-
-
 def state_path_def(*args):
     """Return an uninterpolated path relative to $state_path."""
     return os.path.join('$state_path', *args)
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/remove_bindir_option-dd164cd623a325b6.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/remove_bindir_option-dd164cd623a325b6.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f00691682da7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/remove_bindir_option-dd164cd623a325b6.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+other:
+  - |
+    Remove the old config option ``bindir`` since it was used for
+    *nova-network* which had been removed.