diff --git a/lib/nova b/lib/nova
index 374979089d..4c13b8897d 100644
--- a/lib/nova
+++ b/lib/nova
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ function create_nova_conf() {
     iniset $NOVA_CONF DEFAULT compute_scheduler_driver "$SCHEDULER"
     iniset $NOVA_CONF DEFAULT dhcpbridge_flagfile "$NOVA_CONF"
     iniset $NOVA_CONF DEFAULT force_dhcp_release "True"
-    iniset $NOVA_CONF DEFAULT fixed_range "$FIXED_RANGE"
+    iniset $NOVA_CONF DEFAULT fixed_range ""
     iniset $NOVA_CONF DEFAULT default_floating_pool "$PUBLIC_NETWORK_NAME"
     iniset $NOVA_CONF DEFAULT s3_host "$SERVICE_HOST"
     iniset $NOVA_CONF DEFAULT s3_port "$S3_SERVICE_PORT"