diff --git a/lib/neutron-legacy b/lib/neutron-legacy
index 123ba4238f..9e926a000f 100644
--- a/lib/neutron-legacy
+++ b/lib/neutron-legacy
@@ -125,8 +125,6 @@ Q_USE_ROOTWRAP_DAEMON=$(trueorfalse True Q_USE_ROOTWRAP_DAEMON)
 Q_META_DATA_IP=${Q_META_DATA_IP:-$SERVICE_HOST}
 # Allow Overlapping IP among subnets
 Q_ALLOW_OVERLAPPING_IP=${Q_ALLOW_OVERLAPPING_IP:-True}
-# The name of the default q-l3 router
-Q_ROUTER_NAME=${Q_ROUTER_NAME:-router1}
 Q_NOTIFY_NOVA_PORT_STATUS_CHANGES=${Q_NOTIFY_NOVA_PORT_STATUS_CHANGES:-True}
 Q_NOTIFY_NOVA_PORT_DATA_CHANGES=${Q_NOTIFY_NOVA_PORT_DATA_CHANGES:-True}
 VIF_PLUGGING_IS_FATAL=${VIF_PLUGGING_IS_FATAL:-True}
diff --git a/lib/neutron_plugins/services/l3 b/lib/neutron_plugins/services/l3
index 408b322702..54dae2b4c7 100644
--- a/lib/neutron_plugins/services/l3
+++ b/lib/neutron_plugins/services/l3
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ PUBLIC_BRIDGE_MTU=${PUBLIC_BRIDGE_MTU:-1500}
 # used.
 Q_ASSIGN_GATEWAY_TO_PUBLIC_BRIDGE=${Q_ASSIGN_GATEWAY_TO_PUBLIC_BRIDGE:-True}
 
+# The name of the default router
+Q_ROUTER_NAME=${Q_ROUTER_NAME:-router1}
+
 # If Q_USE_PUBLIC_VETH=True, create and use a veth pair instead of
 # PUBLIC_BRIDGE.  This is intended to be used with
 # Q_USE_PROVIDERNET_FOR_PUBLIC=True.
diff --git a/lib/tempest b/lib/tempest
index b491bf82ef..0845ad0afa 100644
--- a/lib/tempest
+++ b/lib/tempest
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #   - ``SERVICE_HOST``
 #   - ``BASE_SQL_CONN`` ``lib/database`` declares
 #   - ``PUBLIC_NETWORK_NAME``
-#   - ``Q_ROUTER_NAME``
 #   - ``VIRT_DRIVER``
 #   - ``LIBVIRT_TYPE``
 #   - ``KEYSTONE_SERVICE_PROTOCOL``, ``KEYSTONE_SERVICE_HOST`` from lib/keystone