diff --git a/etc/policy.json b/etc/policy.json
index f53080cc5..52feddf92 100644
--- a/etc/policy.json
+++ b/etc/policy.json
@@ -32,11 +32,9 @@
 
     "create_port": [],
     "create_port:mac_address": [["rule:admin_or_network_owner"]],
-    "create_port:host_routes": [["rule:admin_or_network_owner"]],
     "create_port:fixed_ips": [["rule:admin_or_network_owner"]],
     "get_port": [["rule:admin_or_owner"]],
     "update_port": [["rule:admin_or_owner"]],
-    "update_port:host_routes": [["rule:admin_or_network_owner"]],
     "update_port:fixed_ips": [["rule:admin_or_network_owner"]],
     "delete_port": [["rule:admin_or_owner"]]
 }
diff --git a/quantum/api/v2/attributes.py b/quantum/api/v2/attributes.py
index 46a9bc841..0aee01609 100644
--- a/quantum/api/v2/attributes.py
+++ b/quantum/api/v2/attributes.py
@@ -220,10 +220,6 @@ RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTE_MAP = {
                       'default': ATTR_NOT_SPECIFIED,
                       'enforce_policy': True,
                       'is_visible': True},
-        'host_routes': {'allow_post': True, 'allow_put': True,
-                        'default': ATTR_NOT_SPECIFIED,
-                        'enforce_policy': True,
-                        'is_visible': False},
         'device_id': {'allow_post': True, 'allow_put': True,
                       'default': '',
                       'is_visible': True},
diff --git a/quantum/tests/unit/test_api_v2.py b/quantum/tests/unit/test_api_v2.py
index 621a257fa..6e271385b 100644
--- a/quantum/tests/unit/test_api_v2.py
+++ b/quantum/tests/unit/test_api_v2.py
@@ -494,13 +494,11 @@ class JSONV2TestCase(APIv2TestBase):
         full_input = {'port': {'admin_state_up': True,
                                'mac_address': attributes.ATTR_NOT_SPECIFIED,
                                'fixed_ips': attributes.ATTR_NOT_SPECIFIED,
-                               'device_owner': '',
-                               'host_routes': attributes.ATTR_NOT_SPECIFIED}}
+                               'device_owner': ''}}
         full_input['port'].update(initial_input['port'])
         return_value = {'id': _uuid(), 'status': 'ACTIVE',
                         'admin_state_up': True,
                         'mac_address': 'ca:fe:de:ad:be:ef',
-                        'host_routes': [],
                         'device_id': device_id,
                         'device_owner': ''}
         return_value.update(initial_input['port'])