diff --git a/sysinv/sysinv/centos/build_srpm.data b/sysinv/sysinv/centos/build_srpm.data
index 5ee6864cda..ef60b39a4e 100644
--- a/sysinv/sysinv/centos/build_srpm.data
+++ b/sysinv/sysinv/centos/build_srpm.data
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 SRC_DIR="sysinv"
-TIS_PATCH_VER=308
+TIS_PATCH_VER=309
diff --git a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/scripts/sysinv-api b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/scripts/sysinv-api
index 2453f2bf77..51364d9fd1 100755
--- a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/scripts/sysinv-api
+++ b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/scripts/sysinv-api
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ sysinv_api_validate() {
 
     check_binary ${OCF_RESKEY_binary}
     check_binary sysinv-conductor
-    check_binary nova-api
     check_binary pidof
 
     if [ ! -f ${OCF_RESKEY_config} ] ; then
diff --git a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/scripts/sysinv-conductor b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/scripts/sysinv-conductor
index acd3f3028a..92726b5a0d 100755
--- a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/scripts/sysinv-conductor
+++ b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/scripts/sysinv-conductor
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ sysinv_conductor_validate() {
 
     check_binary ${OCF_RESKEY_binary}
     check_binary sysinv-api
-    check_binary nova-api
     check_binary pidof
 
     if [ ! -f ${OCF_RESKEY_config} ] ; then