diff --git a/manifests/network/neutron.pp b/manifests/network/neutron.pp
index c161e155b..f81d86429 100644
--- a/manifests/network/neutron.pp
+++ b/manifests/network/neutron.pp
@@ -215,7 +215,6 @@ class nova::network::neutron (
     'DEFAULT/firewall_driver':         value => $firewall_driver;
     'DEFAULT/vif_plugging_is_fatal':   value => $vif_plugging_is_fatal;
     'DEFAULT/vif_plugging_timeout':    value => $vif_plugging_timeout;
-    'DEFAULT/use_neutron':             value => true;
     'neutron/url':                     value => $neutron_url;
     'neutron/timeout':                 value => $neutron_url_timeout;
     'neutron/project_name':            value => $neutron_project_name_real;
diff --git a/spec/classes/nova_network_neutron_spec.rb b/spec/classes/nova_network_neutron_spec.rb
index 5a7dec33c..3f27e66db 100644
--- a/spec/classes/nova_network_neutron_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/nova_network_neutron_spec.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ describe 'nova::network::neutron' do
     it 'configures neutron endpoint in nova.conf' do
       is_expected.to contain_nova_config('neutron/password').with_value(params[:neutron_password]).with_secret(true)
       is_expected.to contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/dhcp_domain').with_value(default_params[:dhcp_domain])
-      is_expected.to contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/use_neutron').with_value(true)
       is_expected.to contain_nova_config('neutron/auth_type').with_value(default_params[:neutron_auth_type])
       is_expected.to contain_nova_config('neutron/url').with_value(default_params[:neutron_url])
       is_expected.to contain_nova_config('neutron/timeout').with_value(default_params[:neutron_url_timeout])