diff --git a/manifests/agents/dhcp.pp b/manifests/agents/dhcp.pp
index c4e1e6d45..46d3a28d6 100644
--- a/manifests/agents/dhcp.pp
+++ b/manifests/agents/dhcp.pp
@@ -110,9 +110,6 @@ class neutron::agents::dhcp (
       Package[$::neutron::params::dnsmasq_packages] -> Package<| title == 'neutron-dhcp-agent' |>
       ensure_packages($::neutron::params::dnsmasq_packages)
     }
-    /^midonet.*/: {
-      ensure_packages($::neutron::params::midonet_server_package)
-    }
     default: {
       fail("Unsupported dhcp_driver ${dhcp_driver}")
     }
diff --git a/manifests/plugins/midonet.pp b/manifests/plugins/midonet.pp
index 7def16a3f..6d81e0ff4 100644
--- a/manifests/plugins/midonet.pp
+++ b/manifests/plugins/midonet.pp
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
 #   in the midonet config.
 #   Defaults to false.
 #
+# [*package_ensure*]
+#   Whether to install the latest package, or a version for midonet plugin
+#   Defaults to 'present'.
+#
 # === Examples
 #
 # An example call would be:
@@ -79,6 +83,7 @@ class neutron::plugins::midonet (
   $keystone_tenant   = 'services',
   $sync_db           = false,
   $purge_config      = false,
+  $package_ensure    = 'present'
 ) {
 
   include ::neutron::deps
@@ -95,6 +100,12 @@ class neutron::plugins::midonet (
     purge => $purge_config,
   }
 
+  package { 'python-networking-midonet':
+    ensure => $package_ensure,
+    name   => $::neutron::params::midonet_server_package,
+    tag    => ['neutron-package', 'openstack'],
+    }
+
   neutron_plugin_midonet {
     'MIDONET/midonet_uri':  value => "http://${midonet_api_ip}:${midonet_api_port}/midonet-api";
     'MIDONET/username':     value => $keystone_username;
@@ -125,17 +136,18 @@ class neutron::plugins::midonet (
   }
 
   if $sync_db {
+    Package<| title == 'python-networking-midonet' |> ~> Exec['midonet-db-sync']
     exec { 'midonet-db-sync':
-      command     => 'midonet-db-manage --config-file /etc/neutron/neutron.conf --config-file /etc/neutron/plugin.ini upgrade head',
+      command     => 'neutron-db-manage --subproject networking-midonet upgrade head',
       path        => '/usr/bin',
       subscribe   => [
         Anchor['neutron::install::end'],
         Anchor['neutron::config::end'],
-        Anchor['neutron::dbsync::begin']
+        Anchor['neutron::dbsync::begin'],
+        Exec['neutron-db-sync']
       ],
       notify      => Anchor['neutron::dbsync::end'],
       refreshonly => true
     }
   }
 }
-
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/update-midonet-neutron-plugin-to-v5-3111ed272c7d91e2.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/update-midonet-neutron-plugin-to-v5-3111ed272c7d91e2.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..19317c2fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/update-midonet-neutron-plugin-to-v5-3111ed272c7d91e2.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+features:
+      - Midonet v5.x plugin doesn't rely anymore
+        on a custom DHCP agent, also it only uses
+        a subproject for db sync instead of the old
+        method of overriding the neutron-db-sync
+        completelly.
diff --git a/spec/classes/neutron_plugins_midonet_spec.rb b/spec/classes/neutron_plugins_midonet_spec.rb
index 5d4b0de33..2bf9ad4b7 100644
--- a/spec/classes/neutron_plugins_midonet_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/neutron_plugins_midonet_spec.rb
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ describe 'neutron::plugins::midonet' do
 
   let :pre_condition do
     "class { 'neutron::server': password => 'password' }
-     class { 'neutron': rabbit_password => 'passw0rd' }
-     package { 'python-networking-midonet': }"
+     class { 'neutron': rabbit_password => 'passw0rd' }"
   end
 
   let :default_params do
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ describe 'neutron::plugins::midonet' do
     :keystone_username => 'neutron',
     :keystone_password => 'test_midonet',
     :keystone_tenant   => 'services',
-    :purge_config      => false, 
+    :purge_config      => false,
   }
   end
 
@@ -35,6 +34,11 @@ describe 'neutron::plugins::midonet' do
       params.merge!(default_params)
     end
 
+    it 'should install package python-networking-midonet' do
+      is_expected.to contain_package('python-networking-midonet').with(
+        :ensure  => 'present')
+    end    
+
     it 'should create plugin symbolic link' do
       is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/neutron/plugin.ini').with(
         :ensure  => 'link',