diff --git a/ansible/group_vars/all.yml b/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
index 2c4f48aa24..2454fb7b15 100644
--- a/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
+++ b/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ enable_influxdb: "{{ enable_cloudkitty | bool and cloudkitty_storage_backend ==
 enable_ironic: "no"
 enable_ironic_dnsmasq: "{{ enable_ironic | bool }}"
 enable_ironic_inspector: "no"
-enable_ironic_neutron_agent: "{{ enable_neutron | bool and enable_ironic | bool }}"
+enable_ironic_neutron_agent: "no"
 enable_ironic_prometheus_exporter: "{{ enable_ironic | bool and enable_prometheus | bool }}"
 enable_iscsid: "{{ enable_cinder | bool and enable_cinder_backend_iscsi | bool }}"
 enable_kuryr: "no"
diff --git a/etc/kolla/globals.yml b/etc/kolla/globals.yml
index 98ca4ec504..d8f88d7dc8 100644
--- a/etc/kolla/globals.yml
+++ b/etc/kolla/globals.yml
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ workaround_ansible_issue_8743: yes
 #enable_horizon_zun: "{{ enable_zun | bool }}"
 #enable_influxdb: "{{ enable_cloudkitty | bool and cloudkitty_storage_backend == 'influxdb' }}"
 #enable_ironic: "no"
-#enable_ironic_neutron_agent: "{{ enable_neutron | bool and enable_ironic | bool }}"
+#enable_ironic_neutron_agent: "no"
 #enable_ironic_prometheus_exporter: "{{ enable_ironic | bool and enable_prometheus | bool }}"
 #enable_iscsid: "{{ enable_cinder | bool and enable_cinder_backend_iscsi | bool }}"
 #enable_kuryr: "no"
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/ironic_neutron_agent_change_default-aa914434b7c119f7.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/ironic_neutron_agent_change_default-aa914434b7c119f7.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..13a0fd8c9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/ironic_neutron_agent_change_default-aa914434b7c119f7.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    The ``enable_ironic_neutron_agent`` variable default value has been changed
+    to ``no``. ``ironic_neutron_agent`` containers and agents visible in
+    ``openstack network agent list`` command output need to be removed
+    manually.