diff --git a/ansible/roles/nova/templates/nova.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/nova/templates/nova.conf.j2
index ed6e73c758..c4065a16c7 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/nova/templates/nova.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/nova/templates/nova.conf.j2
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ os_region_name = {{ openstack_region_name }}
 {% endif %}
 
 [neutron]
-url = {{ internal_protocol }}://{{ neutron_internal_fqdn }}:{{ neutron_server_port }}
 metadata_proxy_shared_secret = {{ metadata_secret }}
 service_metadata_proxy = true
 {% if neutron_plugin_agent == 'vmware_nsxv3' %}
@@ -146,6 +145,8 @@ user_domain_id = {{ default_user_domain_id }}
 project_name = service
 username = {{ neutron_keystone_user }}
 password = {{ neutron_keystone_password }}
+region_name = {{ openstack_region_name }}
+valid_interfaces = internal
 
 {% if not service_name.startswith('nova-compute') %}
 [database]