diff --git a/ansible/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2 b/ansible/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
index 837ec8630e..726fa7f742 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ listen outward_rabbitmq_management
 {% for host in groups['outward-rabbitmq'] %}
   server {{ hostvars[host]['ansible_hostname'] }} {{ hostvars[host]['ansible_' + hostvars[host]['api_interface']]['ipv4']['address'] }}:{{ outward_rabbitmq_management_port }} check inter 2000 rise 2 fall 5
 {% endfor %}
-{% if haproxy_enable_external_vip | bool %}
 
 listen outward_rabbitmq_external
   mode tcp
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ listen outward_rabbitmq_external
 {% endfor %}
 {% endif %}
 {% endif %}
-{% endif %}
 
 {% if enable_mongodb | bool %}
 listen mongodb