diff --git a/lib/neutron_plugins/openvswitch_agent b/lib/neutron_plugins/openvswitch_agent
index 94a26898ad..e1c5a504a5 100644
--- a/lib/neutron_plugins/openvswitch_agent
+++ b/lib/neutron_plugins/openvswitch_agent
@@ -44,12 +44,6 @@ function neutron_plugin_configure_plugin_agent {
 
     # Setup agent for tunneling
     if [[ "$OVS_ENABLE_TUNNELING" == "True" ]]; then
-        # Verify tunnels are supported
-        # REVISIT - also check kernel module support for GRE and patch ports
-        OVS_VERSION=`ovs-vsctl --version | head -n 1 | grep -E -o "[0-9]+\.[0-9]+"`
-        if [ `vercmp_numbers "$OVS_VERSION" "1.4"` -lt "0" ] && ! is_service_enabled q-svc ; then
-            die $LINENO "You are running OVS version $OVS_VERSION. OVS 1.4+ is required for tunneling between multiple hosts."
-        fi
         iniset /$Q_PLUGIN_CONF_FILE ovs local_ip $TUNNEL_ENDPOINT_IP
         iniset /$Q_PLUGIN_CONF_FILE ovs tunnel_bridge $OVS_TUNNEL_BRIDGE
     fi