diff --git a/lib/apache b/lib/apache
index 6d22290..2c43681 100644
--- a/lib/apache
+++ b/lib/apache
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@
     else
         exit_distro_not_supported "apache installation"
     fi
+
+    # ensure mod_version enabled for <IfVersion ...>.  This is
+    # built-in statically on anything recent, but precise (2.2)
+    # doesn't have it enabled
+    sudo a2enmod version || true
 }
 
 # get_apache_version() - return the version of Apache installed
diff --git a/lib/horizon b/lib/horizon
index 614a0c8..19693ef 100644
--- a/lib/horizon
+++ b/lib/horizon
@@ -120,12 +120,6 @@
     # Create an empty directory that apache uses as docroot
     sudo mkdir -p $HORIZON_DIR/.blackhole
 
-    # Apache 2.4 uses mod_authz_host for access control now (instead of "Allow")
-    local horizon_require=''
-    if check_apache_version "2.4" ; then
-        horizon_require='Require all granted'
-    fi
-
     local horizon_conf=$(apache_site_config_for horizon)
 
     # Configure apache to run horizon
@@ -135,7 +129,6 @@
         s,%HORIZON_DIR%,$HORIZON_DIR,g;
         s,%APACHE_NAME%,$APACHE_NAME,g;
         s,%DEST%,$DEST,g;
-        s,%HORIZON_REQUIRE%,$horizon_require,g;
     \" $FILES/apache-horizon.template >$horizon_conf"
 
     if is_ubuntu; then
diff --git a/lib/keystone b/lib/keystone
index c1b0b87..9e234b4 100644
--- a/lib/keystone
+++ b/lib/keystone
@@ -125,12 +125,6 @@
     local keystone_apache_conf=$(apache_site_config_for keystone)
     local apache_version=$(get_apache_version)
 
-    if [[ ${apache_version#*\.} -ge 4 ]]; then
-        # Apache 2.4 supports custom error log formats
-        # this should mirror the original log formatting.
-        local errorlogformat='ErrorLogFormat "%{cu}t %M"'
-    fi
-
     # copy proxy vhost and wsgi file
     sudo cp $KEYSTONE_DIR/httpd/keystone.py $KEYSTONE_WSGI_DIR/main
     sudo cp $KEYSTONE_DIR/httpd/keystone.py $KEYSTONE_WSGI_DIR/admin
@@ -143,7 +137,6 @@
         s|%PUBLICWSGI%|$KEYSTONE_WSGI_DIR/main|g;
         s|%ADMINWSGI%|$KEYSTONE_WSGI_DIR/admin|g;
         s|%USER%|$STACK_USER|g
-        s|%ERRORLOGFORMAT%|$errorlogformat|g;
     " -i $keystone_apache_conf
     enable_apache_site keystone
 }