diff --git a/ansible/roles/neutron/tasks/config-host.yml b/ansible/roles/neutron/tasks/config-host.yml
index 7f885d6810..79ed2a4483 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/neutron/tasks/config-host.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/neutron/tasks/config-host.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
     sysctl_set: "{{ should_set }}"
     sysctl_file: "{{ kolla_sysctl_conf_path }}"
   with_items:
-    - { name: "net.ipv4.ip_forward", value: 1}
     - { name: "net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter", value: "{{ neutron_l3_agent_host_rp_filter_mode }}"}
     - { name: "net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter", value: "{{ neutron_l3_agent_host_rp_filter_mode }}"}
     - { name: "net.ipv4.neigh.default.gc_thresh1", value: "{{ neutron_l3_agent_host_ipv4_neigh_gc_thresh1 }}"}
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/bug-1945453-c410cc090cb85feb.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1945453-c410cc090cb85feb.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c239e1e6fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1945453-c410cc090cb85feb.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+security:
+  - |
+    Fixes ``net.ipv4.ip_forward`` not to be enabled by Kolla Ansible
+    on the default network namespace.
+    It was enabled on hosts with Neutron L3 Agent (thus in most common
+    setups with OVS and/or Linux Bridge, but not OVN) and allowed,
+    unless users had extra iptables rules to avoid that, any traffic
+    to be accepted for forwarding (as long as it was routable and passed
+    other checks).
+    Users of existing setups are advised to re-evaluate whether they
+    need this sysctl enabled and disable if not necessary.
+    Kolla Ansible will simply no longer try to set this sysctl at all.
+    Neutron L3 Agent handles forwarding enablement per managed
+    namespace.
+    `LP#1945453 <https://launchpad.net/bugs/1945453>`__