diff --git a/lib/neutron b/lib/neutron
index a6de722..e90ada8 100644
--- a/lib/neutron
+++ b/lib/neutron
@@ -1075,7 +1075,10 @@
         sudo install -o root -g root -m 644 $NEUTRON_DIR/etc/rootwrap.conf $Q_RR_CONF_FILE
     fi
     sudo sed -e "s:^filters_path=.*$:filters_path=$Q_CONF_ROOTWRAP_D:" -i $Q_RR_CONF_FILE
-    sudo sed -e 's:^exec_dirs=\(.*\)$:exec_dirs=\1,/usr/local/bin:' -i $Q_RR_CONF_FILE
+    # Rely on $PATH set by devstack to determine what is safe to execute
+    # by rootwrap rather than use explicit whitelist of paths in
+    # rootwrap.conf
+    sudo sed -e 's/^exec_dirs=.*/#&/' -i $Q_RR_CONF_FILE
 
     # Specify ``rootwrap.conf`` as first parameter to neutron-rootwrap
     ROOTWRAP_SUDOER_CMD="$NEUTRON_ROOTWRAP $Q_RR_CONF_FILE *"