diff --git a/lib/neutron_plugins/ofagent_agent b/lib/neutron_plugins/ofagent_agent
index 1c04f2f64e..55f3f72056 100644
--- a/lib/neutron_plugins/ofagent_agent
+++ b/lib/neutron_plugins/ofagent_agent
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ function neutron_plugin_configure_plugin_agent {
         if [ `vercmp_numbers "$OVS_VERSION" "1.4"` -lt "0" ]; then
             die $LINENO "You are running OVS version $OVS_VERSION. OVS 1.4+ is required for tunneling between multiple hosts."
         fi
-        iniset /$Q_PLUGIN_CONF_FILE ovs enable_tunneling True
         iniset /$Q_PLUGIN_CONF_FILE ovs local_ip $TUNNEL_ENDPOINT_IP
     fi
 
diff --git a/lib/neutron_plugins/openvswitch b/lib/neutron_plugins/openvswitch
index e9bc5f9a78..3b6567cd0a 100644
--- a/lib/neutron_plugins/openvswitch
+++ b/lib/neutron_plugins/openvswitch
@@ -38,11 +38,6 @@ function neutron_plugin_configure_service {
         iniset /$Q_PLUGIN_CONF_FILE ovs network_vlan_ranges $OVS_VLAN_RANGES
     fi
 
-    # Enable tunnel networks if selected
-    if [[ $OVS_ENABLE_TUNNELING == "True" ]]; then
-        iniset /$Q_PLUGIN_CONF_FILE ovs enable_tunneling True
-    fi
-
     _neutron_ovs_base_configure_firewall_driver
 
     # Define extra "OVS" configuration options when q-svc is configured by defining
diff --git a/lib/neutron_plugins/openvswitch_agent b/lib/neutron_plugins/openvswitch_agent
index 835f645b8c..e1a6f4a47f 100644
--- a/lib/neutron_plugins/openvswitch_agent
+++ b/lib/neutron_plugins/openvswitch_agent
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ function neutron_plugin_configure_plugin_agent {
         if [ `vercmp_numbers "$OVS_VERSION" "1.4"` -lt "0" ] && ! is_service_enabled q-svc ; then
             die $LINENO "You are running OVS version $OVS_VERSION. OVS 1.4+ is required for tunneling between multiple hosts."
         fi
-        iniset /$Q_PLUGIN_CONF_FILE ovs enable_tunneling True
         iniset /$Q_PLUGIN_CONF_FILE ovs local_ip $TUNNEL_ENDPOINT_IP
     fi