diff --git a/ansible/roles/neutron/tasks/upgrade.yml b/ansible/roles/neutron/tasks/upgrade.yml
index 5c2021d80a..9e9355b7da 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/neutron/tasks/upgrade.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/neutron/tasks/upgrade.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,4 @@
 ---
-# TODO(mgoddard): Remove this in U cycle once all old containers have been
-# stopped.
-- name: Stopping old neutron-lbaas-agent containers
-  become: true
-  kolla_docker:
-    action: "stop_and_remove_container"
-    common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
-    name: "neutron_lbaas_agent"
-
 - include_tasks: rolling_upgrade.yml
   when: neutron_enable_rolling_upgrade | bool