diff --git a/docker/common/designate/designate-api/config-external.sh b/docker/common/designate/designate-api/config-external.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index ce302ea0c5..0000000000
--- a/docker/common/designate/designate-api/config-external.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-SOURCE="/opt/kolla/designate/designate.conf"
-TARGET="/etc/designate/designate.conf"
-OWNER="designate"
-
-if [[ -f "$SOURCE" ]]; then
-    cp $SOURCE $TARGET
-    chown ${OWNER}: $TARGET
-    chmod 0644 $TARGET
-fi
diff --git a/docker/common/designate/designate-api/start.sh b/docker/common/designate/designate-api/start.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index fe556225bb..0000000000
--- a/docker/common/designate/designate-api/start.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-set -o errexit
-CMD="/usr/bin/designate-api"
-ARGS=""
-
-# Loading common functions.
-source /opt/kolla/kolla-common.sh
-
-# Execute config strategy
-set_configs
-
-# Bootstrap and exit if KOLLA_BOOTSTRAP variable is set. This catches all cases
-# of the KOLLA_BOOTSTRAP variable being set, including empty.
-if [[ "${!KOLLA_BOOTSTRAP[@]}" ]]; then
-    su -s /bin/sh -c "designate-manage db_sync" designate
-    exit 0
-fi
-
-exec $CMD $ARGS
diff --git a/docker/common/designate/designate-backend-bind9/config-external.sh b/docker/common/designate/designate-backend-bind9/config-external.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index ce302ea0c5..0000000000
--- a/docker/common/designate/designate-backend-bind9/config-external.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-SOURCE="/opt/kolla/designate/designate.conf"
-TARGET="/etc/designate/designate.conf"
-OWNER="designate"
-
-if [[ -f "$SOURCE" ]]; then
-    cp $SOURCE $TARGET
-    chown ${OWNER}: $TARGET
-    chmod 0644 $TARGET
-fi
diff --git a/docker/common/designate/designate-backend-bind9/start.sh b/docker/common/designate/designate-backend-bind9/start.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 11922974a1..0000000000
--- a/docker/common/designate/designate-backend-bind9/start.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-set -o errexit
-CMD="/usr/sbin/named"
-ARGS="-u named -g"
-
-# Execute config strategy
-source /opt/kolla/kolla-common.sh
-
-# Execute config strategy
-set_configs
-
-exec $CMD $ARGS
diff --git a/docker/common/designate/designate-central/config-external.sh b/docker/common/designate/designate-central/config-external.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index ce302ea0c5..0000000000
--- a/docker/common/designate/designate-central/config-external.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-SOURCE="/opt/kolla/designate/designate.conf"
-TARGET="/etc/designate/designate.conf"
-OWNER="designate"
-
-if [[ -f "$SOURCE" ]]; then
-    cp $SOURCE $TARGET
-    chown ${OWNER}: $TARGET
-    chmod 0644 $TARGET
-fi
diff --git a/docker/common/designate/designate-central/start.sh b/docker/common/designate/designate-central/start.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index eac012d3d2..0000000000
--- a/docker/common/designate/designate-central/start.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-set -o errexit
-CMD="/usr/bin/designate-central"
-ARGS=""
-
-# Loading common functions.
-source /opt/kolla/kolla-common.sh
-
-# Execute config strategy
-set_configs
-
-exec $CMD $ARGS
diff --git a/docker/common/designate/designate-mdns/config-external.sh b/docker/common/designate/designate-mdns/config-external.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index ce302ea0c5..0000000000
--- a/docker/common/designate/designate-mdns/config-external.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-SOURCE="/opt/kolla/designate/designate.conf"
-TARGET="/etc/designate/designate.conf"
-OWNER="designate"
-
-if [[ -f "$SOURCE" ]]; then
-    cp $SOURCE $TARGET
-    chown ${OWNER}: $TARGET
-    chmod 0644 $TARGET
-fi
diff --git a/docker/common/designate/designate-mdns/start.sh b/docker/common/designate/designate-mdns/start.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index b4bcda20cd..0000000000
--- a/docker/common/designate/designate-mdns/start.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-set -o errexit
-CMD="/usr/bin/designate-mdns"
-ARGS=""
-
-# Loading common functions.
-source /opt/kolla/kolla-common.sh
-
-# Execute config strategy
-set_configs
-
-exec $CMD $ARGS
diff --git a/docker/common/designate/designate-poolmanager/config-external.sh b/docker/common/designate/designate-poolmanager/config-external.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index ce302ea0c5..0000000000
--- a/docker/common/designate/designate-poolmanager/config-external.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-SOURCE="/opt/kolla/designate/designate.conf"
-TARGET="/etc/designate/designate.conf"
-OWNER="designate"
-
-if [[ -f "$SOURCE" ]]; then
-    cp $SOURCE $TARGET
-    chown ${OWNER}: $TARGET
-    chmod 0644 $TARGET
-fi
diff --git a/docker/common/designate/designate-poolmanager/start.sh b/docker/common/designate/designate-poolmanager/start.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 0752b9847c..0000000000
--- a/docker/common/designate/designate-poolmanager/start.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-set -o errexit
-CMD="/usr/bin/designate-pool-manager"
-ARGS=""
-
-# Loading common functions.
-source /opt/kolla/kolla-common.sh
-
-# Execute config strategy
-set_configs
-
-exec $CMD $ARGS
diff --git a/docker/common/designate/designate-sink/config-external.sh b/docker/common/designate/designate-sink/config-external.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index ce302ea0c5..0000000000
--- a/docker/common/designate/designate-sink/config-external.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-SOURCE="/opt/kolla/designate/designate.conf"
-TARGET="/etc/designate/designate.conf"
-OWNER="designate"
-
-if [[ -f "$SOURCE" ]]; then
-    cp $SOURCE $TARGET
-    chown ${OWNER}: $TARGET
-    chmod 0644 $TARGET
-fi
diff --git a/docker/common/designate/designate-sink/start.sh b/docker/common/designate/designate-sink/start.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index d2f93e26fc..0000000000
--- a/docker/common/designate/designate-sink/start.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-set -o errexit
-CMD="/usr/bin/designate-sink"
-ARGS=""
-
-# Loading common functions.
-source /opt/kolla/kolla-common.sh
-
-# Execute config strategy
-set_configs
-
-exec $CMD $ARGS
diff --git a/docker_templates/designate/designate-api/config-external.sh b/docker_templates/designate/designate-api/config-external.sh
deleted file mode 120000
index 1dbb444c72..0000000000
--- a/docker_templates/designate/designate-api/config-external.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../../docker/common/designate/designate-api/config-external.sh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker_templates/designate/designate-api/config-external.sh b/docker_templates/designate/designate-api/config-external.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce302ea0c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker_templates/designate/designate-api/config-external.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+SOURCE="/opt/kolla/designate/designate.conf"
+TARGET="/etc/designate/designate.conf"
+OWNER="designate"
+
+if [[ -f "$SOURCE" ]]; then
+    cp $SOURCE $TARGET
+    chown ${OWNER}: $TARGET
+    chmod 0644 $TARGET
+fi
diff --git a/docker_templates/designate/designate-api/start.sh b/docker_templates/designate/designate-api/start.sh
deleted file mode 120000
index b216331468..0000000000
--- a/docker_templates/designate/designate-api/start.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../../docker/common/designate/designate-api/start.sh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker_templates/designate/designate-api/start.sh b/docker_templates/designate/designate-api/start.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..fe556225bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker_templates/designate/designate-api/start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -o errexit
+CMD="/usr/bin/designate-api"
+ARGS=""
+
+# Loading common functions.
+source /opt/kolla/kolla-common.sh
+
+# Execute config strategy
+set_configs
+
+# Bootstrap and exit if KOLLA_BOOTSTRAP variable is set. This catches all cases
+# of the KOLLA_BOOTSTRAP variable being set, including empty.
+if [[ "${!KOLLA_BOOTSTRAP[@]}" ]]; then
+    su -s /bin/sh -c "designate-manage db_sync" designate
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+exec $CMD $ARGS
diff --git a/docker_templates/designate/designate-backend-bind9/config-external.sh b/docker_templates/designate/designate-backend-bind9/config-external.sh
deleted file mode 120000
index a6b9418b76..0000000000
--- a/docker_templates/designate/designate-backend-bind9/config-external.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../../docker/common/designate/designate-backend-bind9/config-external.sh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker_templates/designate/designate-backend-bind9/config-external.sh b/docker_templates/designate/designate-backend-bind9/config-external.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce302ea0c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker_templates/designate/designate-backend-bind9/config-external.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+SOURCE="/opt/kolla/designate/designate.conf"
+TARGET="/etc/designate/designate.conf"
+OWNER="designate"
+
+if [[ -f "$SOURCE" ]]; then
+    cp $SOURCE $TARGET
+    chown ${OWNER}: $TARGET
+    chmod 0644 $TARGET
+fi
diff --git a/docker_templates/designate/designate-backend-bind9/start.sh b/docker_templates/designate/designate-backend-bind9/start.sh
deleted file mode 120000
index df9938517e..0000000000
--- a/docker_templates/designate/designate-backend-bind9/start.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../../docker/common/designate/designate-backend-bind9/start.sh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker_templates/designate/designate-backend-bind9/start.sh b/docker_templates/designate/designate-backend-bind9/start.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..11922974a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker_templates/designate/designate-backend-bind9/start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -o errexit
+CMD="/usr/sbin/named"
+ARGS="-u named -g"
+
+# Execute config strategy
+source /opt/kolla/kolla-common.sh
+
+# Execute config strategy
+set_configs
+
+exec $CMD $ARGS
diff --git a/docker_templates/designate/designate-central/config-external.sh b/docker_templates/designate/designate-central/config-external.sh
deleted file mode 120000
index ec5f415dfa..0000000000
--- a/docker_templates/designate/designate-central/config-external.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../../docker/common/designate/designate-central/config-external.sh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker_templates/designate/designate-central/config-external.sh b/docker_templates/designate/designate-central/config-external.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce302ea0c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker_templates/designate/designate-central/config-external.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+SOURCE="/opt/kolla/designate/designate.conf"
+TARGET="/etc/designate/designate.conf"
+OWNER="designate"
+
+if [[ -f "$SOURCE" ]]; then
+    cp $SOURCE $TARGET
+    chown ${OWNER}: $TARGET
+    chmod 0644 $TARGET
+fi
diff --git a/docker_templates/designate/designate-central/start.sh b/docker_templates/designate/designate-central/start.sh
deleted file mode 120000
index 5198d98872..0000000000
--- a/docker_templates/designate/designate-central/start.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../../docker/common/designate/designate-central/start.sh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker_templates/designate/designate-central/start.sh b/docker_templates/designate/designate-central/start.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..eac012d3d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker_templates/designate/designate-central/start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -o errexit
+CMD="/usr/bin/designate-central"
+ARGS=""
+
+# Loading common functions.
+source /opt/kolla/kolla-common.sh
+
+# Execute config strategy
+set_configs
+
+exec $CMD $ARGS
diff --git a/docker_templates/designate/designate-mdns/config-external.sh b/docker_templates/designate/designate-mdns/config-external.sh
deleted file mode 120000
index c7be897485..0000000000
--- a/docker_templates/designate/designate-mdns/config-external.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../../docker/common/designate/designate-mdns/config-external.sh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker_templates/designate/designate-mdns/config-external.sh b/docker_templates/designate/designate-mdns/config-external.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce302ea0c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker_templates/designate/designate-mdns/config-external.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+SOURCE="/opt/kolla/designate/designate.conf"
+TARGET="/etc/designate/designate.conf"
+OWNER="designate"
+
+if [[ -f "$SOURCE" ]]; then
+    cp $SOURCE $TARGET
+    chown ${OWNER}: $TARGET
+    chmod 0644 $TARGET
+fi
diff --git a/docker_templates/designate/designate-mdns/start.sh b/docker_templates/designate/designate-mdns/start.sh
deleted file mode 120000
index 26da1f200c..0000000000
--- a/docker_templates/designate/designate-mdns/start.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../../docker/common/designate/designate-mdns/start.sh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker_templates/designate/designate-mdns/start.sh b/docker_templates/designate/designate-mdns/start.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..b4bcda20cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker_templates/designate/designate-mdns/start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -o errexit
+CMD="/usr/bin/designate-mdns"
+ARGS=""
+
+# Loading common functions.
+source /opt/kolla/kolla-common.sh
+
+# Execute config strategy
+set_configs
+
+exec $CMD $ARGS
diff --git a/docker_templates/designate/designate-poolmanager/config-external.sh b/docker_templates/designate/designate-poolmanager/config-external.sh
deleted file mode 120000
index 29989479e8..0000000000
--- a/docker_templates/designate/designate-poolmanager/config-external.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../../docker/common/designate/designate-poolmanager/config-external.sh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker_templates/designate/designate-poolmanager/config-external.sh b/docker_templates/designate/designate-poolmanager/config-external.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce302ea0c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker_templates/designate/designate-poolmanager/config-external.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+SOURCE="/opt/kolla/designate/designate.conf"
+TARGET="/etc/designate/designate.conf"
+OWNER="designate"
+
+if [[ -f "$SOURCE" ]]; then
+    cp $SOURCE $TARGET
+    chown ${OWNER}: $TARGET
+    chmod 0644 $TARGET
+fi
diff --git a/docker_templates/designate/designate-poolmanager/start.sh b/docker_templates/designate/designate-poolmanager/start.sh
deleted file mode 120000
index bd7ab705b4..0000000000
--- a/docker_templates/designate/designate-poolmanager/start.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../../docker/common/designate/designate-poolmanager/start.sh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker_templates/designate/designate-poolmanager/start.sh b/docker_templates/designate/designate-poolmanager/start.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..0752b9847c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker_templates/designate/designate-poolmanager/start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -o errexit
+CMD="/usr/bin/designate-pool-manager"
+ARGS=""
+
+# Loading common functions.
+source /opt/kolla/kolla-common.sh
+
+# Execute config strategy
+set_configs
+
+exec $CMD $ARGS
diff --git a/docker_templates/designate/designate-sink/config-external.sh b/docker_templates/designate/designate-sink/config-external.sh
deleted file mode 120000
index a3a21f3438..0000000000
--- a/docker_templates/designate/designate-sink/config-external.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../../docker/common/designate/designate-sink/config-external.sh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker_templates/designate/designate-sink/config-external.sh b/docker_templates/designate/designate-sink/config-external.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce302ea0c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker_templates/designate/designate-sink/config-external.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+SOURCE="/opt/kolla/designate/designate.conf"
+TARGET="/etc/designate/designate.conf"
+OWNER="designate"
+
+if [[ -f "$SOURCE" ]]; then
+    cp $SOURCE $TARGET
+    chown ${OWNER}: $TARGET
+    chmod 0644 $TARGET
+fi
diff --git a/docker_templates/designate/designate-sink/start.sh b/docker_templates/designate/designate-sink/start.sh
deleted file mode 120000
index 64853dd18a..0000000000
--- a/docker_templates/designate/designate-sink/start.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../../docker/common/designate/designate-sink/start.sh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker_templates/designate/designate-sink/start.sh b/docker_templates/designate/designate-sink/start.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..d2f93e26fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker_templates/designate/designate-sink/start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -o errexit
+CMD="/usr/bin/designate-sink"
+ARGS=""
+
+# Loading common functions.
+source /opt/kolla/kolla-common.sh
+
+# Execute config strategy
+set_configs
+
+exec $CMD $ARGS