diff --git a/ansible/roles/ironic/tasks/precheck.yml b/ansible/roles/ironic/tasks/precheck.yml
index dca50cf8d6..2ef0530544 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/ironic/tasks/precheck.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/ironic/tasks/precheck.yml
@@ -40,9 +40,3 @@
   with_items:
     - "ironic-agent.kernel"
     - "ironic-agent.initramfs"
-
-- name: Looking for 'flat' in tenant network types
-  local_action: fail msg="'flat' is not in neutron_tenant_network_types [{{ neutron_tenant_network_types }}]"
-  changed_when: false
-  when: neutron_tenant_network_types.find('flat') == -1
-  run_once: true