diff --git a/lib/cmdlib.py b/lib/cmdlib.py
index 6dbaa928756e9e0940e060d1afbe33ac5450cd27..e4f143d3b928fae1728d75bf2361db23074b5f8f 100644
--- a/lib/cmdlib.py
+++ b/lib/cmdlib.py
@@ -2565,7 +2565,6 @@ class LUQueryInstances(NoHooksLU):
       "admin_state", "admin_ram",
       "disk_template", "ip", "mac", "bridge",
       "sda_size", "sdb_size", "vcpus", "tags",
-      "auto_balance",
       "network_port", "kernel_path", "initrd_path",
       "hvm_boot_order", "hvm_acpi", "hvm_pae",
       "hvm_cdrom_image_path", "hvm_nic_type",
diff --git a/tools/burnin b/tools/burnin
index f6fe50d009bfb5fc8eb1d89ea39b5ac4238e50d3..f5b9b1a53684d3369726bce40dd77edd4cb5bf5c 100755
--- a/tools/burnin
+++ b/tools/burnin
@@ -237,7 +237,6 @@ class Burner(object):
                                     file_driver="loop",
                                     file_storage_dir=None,
                                     iallocator=self.opts.iallocator,
-                                    auto_balance=True,
                                     hvm_nic_type=constants.HT_HVM_NIC_RTL8139,
                                     hvm_disk_type=constants.HT_HVM_DEV_IOEMU)
 
@@ -332,7 +331,6 @@ class Burner(object):
                                         file_storage_dir=None,
                                         file_driver=None,
                                         iallocator=self.opts.iallocator,
-                                        auto_balance=True,
                                         hvm_nic_type=
                                         constants.HT_HVM_NIC_RTL8139,
                                         hvm_disk_type=