diff --git a/ansible/roles/nova/templates/nova.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/nova/templates/nova.conf.j2
index 6b91bd0cc0..766daff345 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/nova/templates/nova.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/nova/templates/nova.conf.j2
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ metadata_workers = {{ openstack_service_workers }}
 metadata_listen = {{ api_interface_address }}
 metadata_listen_port = {{ nova_metadata_port }}
 
-use_neutron = True
 firewall_driver = nova.virt.firewall.NoopFirewallDriver
 
 {% if neutron_plugin_agent == "openvswitch" %}