diff --git a/nova/api/auth.py b/nova/api/auth.py
index 87c4a826dde0..31e625d394b5 100644
--- a/nova/api/auth.py
+++ b/nova/api/auth.py
@@ -41,16 +41,6 @@ def _load_pipeline(loader, pipeline):
     return app
 
 
-def pipeline_factory(loader, global_conf, **local_conf):
-    """A paste pipeline replica that keys off of auth_strategy."""
-    versionutils.report_deprecated_feature(
-        LOG,
-        "The legacy V2 API code tree has been removed in Newton. "
-        "Please remove legacy v2 API entry from api-paste.ini, and use "
-        "V2.1 API or V2.1 API compat mode instead"
-    )
-
-
 def pipeline_factory_v21(loader, global_conf, **local_conf):
     """A paste pipeline replica that keys off of auth_strategy."""
     auth_strategy = CONF.api.auth_strategy
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/api/test_auth.py b/nova/tests/unit/api/test_auth.py
index 3bc5f51b04b6..01909a90c8e9 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/api/test_auth.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/api/test_auth.py
@@ -158,11 +158,3 @@ class TestPipeLineFactory(test.NoDBTestCase):
             TestPipeLineFactory.FakeLoader(), None, noauth2=fake_pipeline)
         self._test_pipeline(fake_pipeline, app)
         self.assertTrue(mock_report_deprecated.called)
-
-    @mock.patch('oslo_log.versionutils.report_deprecated_feature')
-    def test_pipeline_factory_legacy_v2_deprecated(self,
-                                                   mock_report_deprecated):
-        fake_pipeline = 'test1 test2 test3'
-        nova.api.auth.pipeline_factory(TestPipeLineFactory.FakeLoader(),
-            None, noauth2=fake_pipeline)
-        self.assertTrue(mock_report_deprecated.called)