diff --git a/ansible/roles/tempest/templates/tempest.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/tempest/templates/tempest.conf.j2
index ebf16ee3c7..a0dc90cb59 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/tempest/templates/tempest.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/tempest/templates/tempest.conf.j2
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ http_image = {{ image_url }}
 
 [network]
 region = {{ openstack_region_name }}
-public_router_id =
 public_network_id =  {{ tempest_public_network_id }}
 floating_network_name = {{ tempest_floating_network_name }}
 project_networks_reachable = false