diff --git a/tools/collector/centos/build_srpm.data b/tools/collector/centos/build_srpm.data
index 51df01b68..162774048 100644
--- a/tools/collector/centos/build_srpm.data
+++ b/tools/collector/centos/build_srpm.data
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 SRC_DIR="scripts"
-TIS_PATCH_VER=26
+TIS_PATCH_VER=27
diff --git a/tools/collector/scripts/collect b/tools/collector/scripts/collect
index febd18685..758e377e0 100755
--- a/tools/collector/scripts/collect
+++ b/tools/collector/scripts/collect
@@ -85,29 +85,6 @@ fi
 # pull in common utils and environment
 source /usr/local/sbin/collect_utils
 
-# get the host type
-nodetype=""
-subfunction=""
-PLATFORM_CONF=/etc/platform/platform.conf
-if [ -e ${PLATFORM_CONF} ] ; then
-    source ${PLATFORM_CONF}
-fi
-
-ACTIVE=false
-if [ "${nodetype}" == "controller" ] ; then
-    KEYRING_PATH="/opt/platform/.keyring"
-    if [ -e ${KEYRING_PATH} ] ; then
-        CRED=`find /opt/platform/.keyring -name .CREDENTIAL`
-        if [ ! -z "${CRED}" ] ; then
-            NOVAOPENRC="/etc/nova/openrc"
-            if [ -e ${NOVAOPENRC} ] ; then
-                ACTIVE=true
-                source  ${NOVAOPENRC} 2>/dev/null 1>/dev/null
-            fi
-        fi
-    fi
-fi
-
 function clean_up()
 {
     `reset`
diff --git a/tools/collector/scripts/collect_host b/tools/collector/scripts/collect_host
index 635969841..3016b1b3b 100755
--- a/tools/collector/scripts/collect_host
+++ b/tools/collector/scripts/collect_host
@@ -13,17 +13,6 @@
 #
 source /usr/local/sbin/collect_utils
 
-KEYRING_PATH="/opt/platform/.keyring"
-if [ -e ${KEYRING_PATH} ] ; then
-    CRED=`find /opt/platform/.keyring -name .CREDENTIAL`
-    if [ ! -z "${CRED}" ] ; then
-        NOVAOPENRC="/etc/nova/openrc"
-        if [ -e ${NOVAOPENRC} ] ; then
-            source  ${NOVAOPENRC} 2>/dev/null 1>/dev/null
-        fi
-    fi
-fi
-
 #
 # parse input parameters
 #
diff --git a/tools/collector/scripts/collect_mask_passwords b/tools/collector/scripts/collect_mask_passwords
index 1bdd34cb6..5cda34265 100644
--- a/tools/collector/scripts/collect_mask_passwords
+++ b/tools/collector/scripts/collect_mask_passwords
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ done
 
 find ${COLLECT_NAME_DIR} -name server-cert.pem | xargs --no-run-if-empty rm -f
 rm -rf ${COLLECT_NAME_DIR}/var/extra/platform/config/*/ssh_config
-rm -f ${COLLECT_NAME_DIR}/var/extra/platform/.keyring/*/python_keyring/crypted_pass.cfg
 rm -f ${COLLECT_NAME_DIR}/var/extra/platform/puppet/*/hieradata/secure*.yaml
 
 # Mask user passwords in sysinv db dump
diff --git a/tools/collector/scripts/collect_utils b/tools/collector/scripts/collect_utils
index fc8ac0a62..66c9a3acb 100755
--- a/tools/collector/scripts/collect_utils
+++ b/tools/collector/scripts/collect_utils
@@ -55,18 +55,6 @@ MIN_PERCENT_SPACE_REQUIRED=75
 COLLECT_LOG=/var/log/collect.log
 COLLECT_ERROR_LOG=/tmp/collect_error.log
 
-# Load up the nova openrc file if its possible
-KEYRING_PATH="/opt/platform/.keyring"
-if [ -e ${KEYRING_PATH} ] ; then
-    CRED=`find /opt/platform/.keyring -name .CREDENTIAL`
-    if [ ! -z "${CRED}" ] ; then
-        NOVAOPENRC="/etc/nova/openrc"
-        if [ -e ${NOVAOPENRC} ] ; then
-            ACTIVE=true
-            source  ${NOVAOPENRC} 2>/dev/null 1>/dev/null
-        fi
-    fi
-fi
 
 # get the node and subfunction types
 nodetype=""
@@ -84,6 +72,19 @@ fi
 NODETYPE=$nodetype
 SUBFUNCTION=$subfunction
 
+ACTIVE=false
+if [ "$NODETYPE" == "controller" ] ; then
+    # get local host activity state
+    OPENRC="/etc/platform/openrc"
+    if [ -e "${OPENRC}" ] ; then
+        rc=`source ${OPENRC}`
+        if [ "$rc" == "" ] ; then
+            ACTIVE=true
+        fi
+    fi
+fi
+
+
 # Setup an expect command completion file.
 # This is used to force serialization of expect
 # sequences and highlight command completion