diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index 552b8b81..80cdb2a9 100755
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -330,6 +330,9 @@ options:
     description: |
       Minimum number of l3 agents to host a router. Only used when enable-l3ha
       is True.
+      .
+      NOTE: This option was deprecated in Newton and removed in Ocata so will
+      have no effect from then onwards.
   allow-automatic-l3agent-failover:
     type: boolean
     default: False
diff --git a/templates/ocata/neutron.conf b/templates/ocata/neutron.conf
index 79b54eef..f572756a 100644
--- a/templates/ocata/neutron.conf
+++ b/templates/ocata/neutron.conf
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ dns_domain = {{ dns_domain }}
 l3_ha = {{ l3_ha }}
 {% if l3_ha -%}
 max_l3_agents_per_router = {{ max_l3_agents_per_router }}
-min_l3_agents_per_router = {{ min_l3_agents_per_router }}
 {% endif -%}
 
 allow_automatic_l3agent_failover = {{ allow_automatic_l3agent_failover }}
diff --git a/templates/pike/neutron.conf b/templates/pike/neutron.conf
index 4f29d9f0..09a795fa 100644
--- a/templates/pike/neutron.conf
+++ b/templates/pike/neutron.conf
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ dns_domain = {{ dns_domain }}
 l3_ha = {{ l3_ha }}
 {% if l3_ha -%}
 max_l3_agents_per_router = {{ max_l3_agents_per_router }}
-min_l3_agents_per_router = {{ min_l3_agents_per_router }}
 {% endif -%}
 
 allow_automatic_l3agent_failover = {{ allow_automatic_l3agent_failover }}
diff --git a/templates/queens/neutron.conf b/templates/queens/neutron.conf
index 6fc1151a..4fb19b43 100644
--- a/templates/queens/neutron.conf
+++ b/templates/queens/neutron.conf
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ dns_domain = {{ dns_domain }}
 l3_ha = {{ l3_ha }}
 {% if l3_ha -%}
 max_l3_agents_per_router = {{ max_l3_agents_per_router }}
-min_l3_agents_per_router = {{ min_l3_agents_per_router }}
 {% endif -%}
 
 allow_automatic_l3agent_failover = {{ allow_automatic_l3agent_failover }}
diff --git a/templates/rocky/neutron.conf b/templates/rocky/neutron.conf
index c483ea80..fb67d064 100644
--- a/templates/rocky/neutron.conf
+++ b/templates/rocky/neutron.conf
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ dns_domain = {{ dns_domain }}
 l3_ha = {{ l3_ha }}
 {% if l3_ha -%}
 max_l3_agents_per_router = {{ max_l3_agents_per_router }}
-min_l3_agents_per_router = {{ min_l3_agents_per_router }}
 {% endif -%}
 
 allow_automatic_l3agent_failover = {{ allow_automatic_l3agent_failover }}