diff --git a/charms/openstack-hypervisor/config.yaml b/charms/openstack-hypervisor/config.yaml
index f376b3e7..73499ef5 100644
--- a/charms/openstack-hypervisor/config.yaml
+++ b/charms/openstack-hypervisor/config.yaml
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ options:
   dns-servers:
     default: "8.8.8.8"
     type: string
-  enable-gateway:
-    default: False
-    type: boolean
   external-bridge:
     default: "br-ex"
     type: string
diff --git a/charms/openstack-hypervisor/src/charm.py b/charms/openstack-hypervisor/src/charm.py
index a2e63770..6d41c66b 100755
--- a/charms/openstack-hypervisor/src/charm.py
+++ b/charms/openstack-hypervisor/src/charm.py
@@ -433,7 +433,6 @@ class HypervisorOperatorCharm(sunbeam_charm.OSBaseOperatorCharm):
                 "identity.username": contexts.identity_credentials.username,
                 "logging.debug": config("debug"),
                 "network.dns-servers": config("dns-servers"),
-                "network.enable-gateway": config("enable-gateway"),
                 "network.external-bridge": config("external-bridge"),
                 "network.external-bridge-address": config(
                     "external-bridge-address"
diff --git a/charms/openstack-hypervisor/tests/unit/test_charm.py b/charms/openstack-hypervisor/tests/unit/test_charm.py
index c2f97a6a..70012753 100644
--- a/charms/openstack-hypervisor/tests/unit/test_charm.py
+++ b/charms/openstack-hypervisor/tests/unit/test_charm.py
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ class TestCharm(test_utils.CharmTestCase):
             "logging.debug": False,
             "monitoring.enable": False,
             "network.dns-servers": "8.8.8.8",
-            "network.enable-gateway": False,
             "network.external-bridge": "br-ex",
             "network.external-bridge-address": "10.20.20.1/24",
             "network.ip-address": "10.0.0.10",
@@ -266,7 +265,6 @@ class TestCharm(test_utils.CharmTestCase):
             "logging.debug": False,
             "monitoring.enable": True,
             "network.dns-servers": "8.8.8.8",
-            "network.enable-gateway": False,
             "network.external-bridge": "br-ex",
             "network.external-bridge-address": "10.20.20.1/24",
             "network.ip-address": "10.0.0.10",