diff --git a/manifests/compute/libvirt/services.pp b/manifests/compute/libvirt/services.pp
index 54fee1cbb..5e4ca2703 100644
--- a/manifests/compute/libvirt/services.pp
+++ b/manifests/compute/libvirt/services.pp
@@ -99,15 +99,7 @@ class nova::compute::libvirt::services (
   }
 
   if $libvirt_service_name {
-    # libvirt-nwfilter
     if $facts['os']['family'] == 'RedHat' {
-      package { 'libvirt-nwfilter':
-        ensure => $ensure_package,
-        name   => $::nova::params::libvirt_nwfilter_package_name,
-        before => Service['libvirt'],
-        tag    => ['openstack', 'nova-support-package'],
-      }
-
       case $libvirt_virt_type {
         'qemu': {
           $libvirt_package_name_real = "${::nova::params::libvirt_daemon_package_prefix}kvm"
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 441636b94..fbb07f74d 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ class nova::params {
       $libvirt_client_package_name       = 'libvirt-client'
       $libvirt_daemon_package_name       = 'libvirt-daemon'
       $libvirt_daemon_package_prefix     = 'libvirt-daemon-'
-      $libvirt_nwfilter_package_name     = 'libvirt-daemon-config-nwfilter'
       $scheduler_package_name            = 'openstack-nova-scheduler'
       $tgt_package_name                  = 'scsi-target-utils'
       $vncproxy_package_name             = 'openstack-nova-novncproxy'
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/bug-2067867-2ad9041975cff1b2.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/bug-2067867-2ad9041975cff1b2.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..83b40410f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/bug-2067867-2ad9041975cff1b2.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    The ``libvirt-daemon-config-nwfilter`` package is no longer installed,
+    because the package is no longer reuquired by nova.
diff --git a/spec/classes/nova_compute_libvirt_spec.rb b/spec/classes/nova_compute_libvirt_spec.rb
index aaa85bc17..a8ae31bab 100644
--- a/spec/classes/nova_compute_libvirt_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/nova_compute_libvirt_spec.rb
@@ -254,7 +254,6 @@ describe 'nova::compute::libvirt' do
 
         it { is_expected.not_to contain_package('libvirt') }
         it { is_expected.not_to contain_service('libvirt') }
-        it { is_expected.not_to contain_package('libvirt-nwfilter') }
         it { is_expected.not_to contain_service('virtlockd') }
         it { is_expected.not_to contain_service('virtlogd') }
       end
@@ -272,12 +271,6 @@ describe 'nova::compute::libvirt' do
         :ensure => 'present',
       ) }
 
-      it { is_expected.to contain_package('libvirt-nwfilter').with(
-        :name   => 'libvirt-daemon-config-nwfilter',
-        :ensure => 'present',
-        :before  => ['Service[libvirt]', 'Anchor[nova::install::end]'],
-      ) }
-
       it { is_expected.to contain_service('libvirt').with(
         :name   => 'libvirtd',
         :enable => true,
@@ -354,7 +347,6 @@ describe 'nova::compute::libvirt' do
 
         it { is_expected.not_to contain_package('libvirt') }
         it { is_expected.not_to contain_service('libvirt') }
-        it { is_expected.not_to contain_package('libvirt-nwfilter') }
         it { is_expected.not_to contain_service('virtlockd') }
         it { is_expected.not_to contain_service('virtlogd') }
       end