diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/blazar.yaml b/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/blazar.yaml
index 6264432101..1d940222ad 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/blazar.yaml
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/blazar.yaml
@@ -31,16 +31,6 @@
               cp $BLAZAR_DEVSTACK_BASE/extras.d/* $DEVSTACK_BASE/extras.d
 
               # Install blazar tempest integration
-              # How many seconds to wait for the API to be responding before giving up
-              API_RESPONDING_TIMEOUT=20
-
-              if ! timeout ${API_RESPONDING_TIMEOUT} sh -c "while ! curl -s http://127.0.0.1:1234/ 2>/dev/null | grep -q 'Authentication required' ; do sleep 1; done"; then
-                  echo "Blazar API failed to respond within ${API_RESPONDING_TIMEOUT} seconds"
-                  exit 1
-              fi
-
-              echo "Successfully contacted Blazar API"
-
               # Copying Tempest test suites
               BLAZAR_TEMPEST_DIR=$BLAZAR_BASE/contrib/tempest
               TEMPEST_DIR=${TEMPEST_DIR:-/opt/stack/new/tempest}