diff --git a/networking_ovn/common/ovn_client.py b/networking_ovn/common/ovn_client.py
index 95a9bcab1..305d835cc 100644
--- a/networking_ovn/common/ovn_client.py
+++ b/networking_ovn/common/ovn_client.py
@@ -654,10 +654,7 @@ class OVNClient(object):
             columns['logical_port'] = floatingip['port_id']
             ext_ids[ovn_const.OVN_FIP_EXT_MAC_KEY] = port['mac_address']
             if self._nb_idl.lsp_get_up(floatingip['port_id']).execute():
-                port_net = self._plugin.get_network(context,
-                                                    port['network_id'])
-                if port_net.get(pnet.NETWORK_TYPE) != const.TYPE_VLAN:
-                    columns['external_mac'] = port['mac_address']
+                columns['external_mac'] = port['mac_address']
 
         # TODO(dalvarez): remove this check once the minimum OVS required
         # version contains the column (when OVS 2.8.2 is released).
diff --git a/networking_ovn/tests/unit/l3/test_l3_ovn.py b/networking_ovn/tests/unit/l3/test_l3_ovn.py
index 1255f72d2..98fe7adcc 100644
--- a/networking_ovn/tests/unit/l3/test_l3_ovn.py
+++ b/networking_ovn/tests/unit/l3/test_l3_ovn.py
@@ -967,8 +967,7 @@ class OVNL3RouterPlugin(test_mech_driver.OVNMechanismDriverTestCase):
     @mock.patch('neutron.db.l3_db.L3_NAT_dbonly_mixin._get_floatingip')
     @mock.patch('neutron.db.extraroute_db.ExtraRoute_dbonly_mixin.'
                 'update_floatingip')
-    def _test_update_floatingip_associate_distributed(self, network_type,
-                                                      uf, gf, gp, gn):
+    def test_update_floatingip_associate_distributed(self, uf, gf, gp, gn):
         self.l3_inst._ovn.is_col_present.return_value = True
         self.fake_floating_ip.update({'fixed_port_id': None})
         gp.return_value = {'mac_address': '00:01:02:03:04:05',
@@ -977,7 +976,7 @@ class OVNL3RouterPlugin(test_mech_driver.OVNMechanismDriverTestCase):
         uf.return_value = self.fake_floating_ip_new
 
         fake_network_vlan = self.fake_network
-        fake_network_vlan[pnet.NETWORK_TYPE] = network_type
+        fake_network_vlan[pnet.NETWORK_TYPE] = constants.TYPE_FLAT
         gn.return_value = fake_network_vlan
 
         config.cfg.CONF.set_override(
@@ -992,23 +991,11 @@ class OVNL3RouterPlugin(test_mech_driver.OVNMechanismDriverTestCase):
             ovn_const.OVN_ROUTER_NAME_EXT_ID_KEY: utils.ovn_name(
                 self.fake_floating_ip_new['router_id']),
             ovn_const.OVN_FIP_EXT_MAC_KEY: '00:01:02:03:04:05'}
-        if network_type == constants.TYPE_VLAN:
-            self.l3_inst._ovn.add_nat_rule_in_lrouter.assert_called_once_with(
-                'neutron-new-router-id', type='dnat_and_snat',
-                logical_ip='10.10.10.10', external_ip='192.168.0.10',
-                logical_port='new-port_id', external_ids=expected_ext_ids)
-        else:
-            self.l3_inst._ovn.add_nat_rule_in_lrouter.assert_called_once_with(
-                'neutron-new-router-id', type='dnat_and_snat',
-                logical_ip='10.10.10.10', external_ip='192.168.0.10',
-                external_mac='00:01:02:03:04:05', logical_port='new-port_id',
-                external_ids=expected_ext_ids)
-
-    def test_update_floatingip_associate_distributed_flat(self):
-        self._test_update_floatingip_associate_distributed(constants.TYPE_FLAT)
-
-    def test_update_floatingip_associate_distributed_vlan(self):
-        self._test_update_floatingip_associate_distributed(constants.TYPE_VLAN)
+        self.l3_inst._ovn.add_nat_rule_in_lrouter.assert_called_once_with(
+            'neutron-new-router-id', type='dnat_and_snat',
+            logical_ip='10.10.10.10', external_ip='192.168.0.10',
+            external_mac='00:01:02:03:04:05', logical_port='new-port_id',
+            external_ids=expected_ext_ids)
 
     @mock.patch('neutron.db.l3_db.L3_NAT_dbonly_mixin._get_floatingip')
     @mock.patch('neutron.db.extraroute_db.ExtraRoute_dbonly_mixin.'