diff --git a/contrail/environment/modules/contrail/manifests/profile/compute.pp b/contrail/environment/modules/contrail/manifests/profile/compute.pp
index e6550afb..fc1865e5 100644
--- a/contrail/environment/modules/contrail/manifests/profile/compute.pp
+++ b/contrail/environment/modules/contrail/manifests/profile/compute.pp
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@
               }
             }
             class { '::ceilometer::agent::compute': }
+            ->
+            contrail::lib::augeas_conf_rm { "ceilometer_compute_rpc_backend":
+                key => 'rpc_backend',
+                config_file => '/etc/ceilometer/ceilometer.conf',
+                lens_to_use => 'properties.lns'
+            }
         }
     } elsif ((!("compute" in $host_roles)) and ($contrail_roles["compute"] == true)) {
         notify { "uninstalling compute":; }