diff --git a/manifests/compute/hypervisor.pp b/manifests/compute/hypervisor.pp
index f0c6de4a..66f7fd23 100644
--- a/manifests/compute/hypervisor.pp
+++ b/manifests/compute/hypervisor.pp
@@ -95,14 +95,6 @@ Host *
     migration_support => true,
   }
 
-  exec{'/etc/init.d/open-iscsi start':
-    onlyif => '/bin/grep "GenerateName=yes" /etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi'
-  }
-  exec{'/etc/init.d/open-iscsi stop':
-    subscribe   => Exec['/etc/init.d/open-iscsi start'],
-    refreshonly => true
-  }
-
   class { 'nova::compute::neutron': }
 
   if $has_ceph {
diff --git a/spec/classes/cloud_compute_hypervisor_spec.rb b/spec/classes/cloud_compute_hypervisor_spec.rb
index 92cd8e2c..e2fa88b2 100644
--- a/spec/classes/cloud_compute_hypervisor_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/cloud_compute_hypervisor_spec.rb
@@ -64,11 +64,6 @@ describe 'cloud::compute::hypervisor' do
       should contain_exec('/sbin/modprobe nbd').with('unless' => '/bin/grep -q "^nbd " "/proc/modules"')
     end
 
-    it 'start and stop isci service' do
-      should contain_exec('/etc/init.d/open-iscsi start').with('onlyif' => '/bin/grep "GenerateName=yes" /etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi')
-      should contain_exec('/etc/init.d/open-iscsi stop').with('refreshonly' => true)
-    end
-
     it 'configure nova-compute' do
       should contain_class('nova::compute').with(
           :enabled                       => true,