diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/libvirt-rbd-independent-5876349073463cc3.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/libvirt-rbd-independent-5876349073463cc3.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..00cc1c19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/libvirt-rbd-independent-5876349073463cc3.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+features:
+  - Removed dependency for ``cinder_backends_rbd_inuse`` in nova.conf
+    when setting ``rbd_user`` and ``rbd_secret_uuid`` variables.
+    Cinder delivers all necessary values via RPC when attaching the
+    volume, so those variables are only necessary for ephemeral
+    disks stored in Ceph. These variables are required to be set up
+    on cinder-volume side under backend section.
diff --git a/templates/nova.conf.j2 b/templates/nova.conf.j2
index 0fa02be6..3cdf9f99 100644
--- a/templates/nova.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/nova.conf.j2
@@ -264,12 +264,10 @@ cpu_mode = {{ nova_cpu_mode }}
 virt_type = {{ nova_virt_type }}
 remove_unused_resized_minimum_age_seconds = {{ nova_remove_unused_resized_minimum_age_seconds }}
 
-{% if cinder_backends_rbd_inuse|bool or nova_libvirt_images_rbd_pool is defined %}
-rbd_user = {{ nova_ceph_client }}
-rbd_secret_uuid = {{ nova_ceph_client_uuid }}
-{% endif %}
 {% if nova_libvirt_images_rbd_pool is defined %}
 # ceph rbd support
+rbd_user = {{ nova_ceph_client }}
+rbd_secret_uuid = {{ nova_ceph_client_uuid }}
 images_type = rbd
 images_rbd_pool = {{ nova_libvirt_images_rbd_pool }}
 images_rbd_ceph_conf = /etc/ceph/ceph.conf