diff --git a/openstack/datadog_checks/openstack/data/conf.yaml.example b/openstack/datadog_checks/openstack/data/conf.yaml.example
index deb8f939d5f28..a20d61cb50a02 100644
--- a/openstack/datadog_checks/openstack/data/conf.yaml.example
+++ b/openstack/datadog_checks/openstack/data/conf.yaml.example
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ init_config:
       # Where your identity server lives. Note that the server must support Identity API v3
       keystone_server_url: "https://my-keystone-server.com:<port>/"
 
-      # The hostname of this machine registered with Nova. Defaults to socket.gethostname()
+      # The hostname of this machine registered with Nova. 
+      # Defaults to the Hostname detected by the Agent - https://docs.datadoghq.com/agent/faq/how-datadog-agent-determines-the-hostname/
       # os_host: my_hostname
 
       # Nova API version to use - this check supports v2 and v2.1 (default)
diff --git a/openstack/datadog_checks/openstack/openstack.py b/openstack/datadog_checks/openstack/openstack.py
index 3e974d4c126a7..74717eb79e0dd 100644
--- a/openstack/datadog_checks/openstack/openstack.py
+++ b/openstack/datadog_checks/openstack/openstack.py
@@ -1269,10 +1269,6 @@ def check(self, instance):
             if set_external_tags is not None:
                 set_external_tags(self.get_external_host_tags())
 
-            if projects:
-                # Ensure projects list and scoped project exists
-                self.get_stats_for_all_projects(projects)
-
         except IncompleteConfig as e:
             if isinstance(e, IncompleteAuthScope):
                 self.warning(