diff --git a/neutron/agent/l3/dvr_local_router.py b/neutron/agent/l3/dvr_local_router.py
index c1f11989ab6..ae46c86dd4d 100644
--- a/neutron/agent/l3/dvr_local_router.py
+++ b/neutron/agent/l3/dvr_local_router.py
@@ -440,6 +440,9 @@ class DvrLocalRouter(dvr_router_base.DvrRouterBase):
         pass
 
     def get_external_device_interface_name(self, ex_gw_port):
+        floating_ips = self.get_floating_ips()
+        if not self._get_floatingips_bound_to_host(floating_ips):
+            return self.get_snat_external_device_interface_name(ex_gw_port)
         fip_int = self.fip_ns.get_int_device_name(self.router_id)
         if ip_lib.device_exists(fip_int, namespace=self.fip_ns.get_name()):
             return self.fip_ns.get_rtr_ext_device_name(self.router_id)
@@ -541,6 +544,12 @@ class DvrLocalRouter(dvr_router_base.DvrRouterBase):
             ext_scope_mark)
         return ports_scopemark
 
+    def _get_floatingips_bound_to_host(self, floating_ips):
+        """Filter Floating IPs to be hosted on this agent."""
+        return [i for i in floating_ips
+                if (i['host'] == self.host or
+                    i.get('dest_host') == self.host)]
+
     def process_external(self):
         if self.agent_conf.agent_mode != (
             n_const.L3_AGENT_MODE_DVR_NO_EXTERNAL):
diff --git a/neutron/tests/functional/agent/l3/test_dvr_router.py b/neutron/tests/functional/agent/l3/test_dvr_router.py
index 3480f4ce5b9..1e598541d62 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/functional/agent/l3/test_dvr_router.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/functional/agent/l3/test_dvr_router.py
@@ -1040,17 +1040,6 @@ class TestDvrRouter(framework.L3AgentTestFramework):
             self.assertFalse(self._assert_iptables_rules_exist(
                 router1.iptables_manager, 'nat', expected_rules))
 
-    def test_floating_ip_create_does_not_raise_keyerror_on_missing_host(self):
-        """Test to check floating ips configure does not raise Keyerror."""
-        self.agent.conf.agent_mode = 'dvr'
-        router_info = self.generate_dvr_router_info(
-            enable_floating_ip=True)
-        del router_info[lib_constants.FLOATINGIP_KEY][0]['host']
-        centralized_floatingips = router_info[lib_constants.FLOATINGIP_KEY][0]
-        self.assertIsNone(centralized_floatingips.get('host'))
-        # No Keyerror should be raised when calling manage_router
-        self.manage_router(self.agent, router_info)
-
     def test_dvr_router_snat_namespace_with_interface_remove(self):
         """Test to validate the snat namespace with interface remove.
 
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/agent/l3/test_agent.py b/neutron/tests/unit/agent/l3/test_agent.py
index 9d4ec5ef8f9..03042de4de6 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/agent/l3/test_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/agent/l3/test_agent.py
@@ -1191,6 +1191,8 @@ class TestBasicRouterOperations(BasicRouterOperationsFramework):
             fip_gw_port.return_value = agent_gateway_port[0]
             ri.create_dvr_external_gateway_on_agent(ext_gw_port)
             ri.connect_rtr_2_fip()
+            ri._get_floatingips_bound_to_host = mock.Mock(
+                return_value=True)
             self.assertTrue(fip_gw_port.called)
             self.assertTrue(create_fip.called)
             self.assertEqual(agent_gateway_port[0],
@@ -1368,6 +1370,8 @@ class TestBasicRouterOperations(BasicRouterOperationsFramework):
             fip_gw_port.return_value = agent_gateway_port[0]
             ri.create_dvr_external_gateway_on_agent(ext_gw_port)
             ri.connect_rtr_2_fip()
+            ri._get_floatingips_bound_to_host = mock.Mock(
+                return_value=True)
             self.assertTrue(fip_gw_port.called)
             self.assertEqual(agent_gateway_port[0],
                              ri.fip_ns.agent_gateway_port)
@@ -1417,6 +1421,8 @@ class TestBasicRouterOperations(BasicRouterOperationsFramework):
             fip_gw_port.return_value = agent_gateway_port[0]
             ri.create_dvr_external_gateway_on_agent(ext_gw_port)
             ri.connect_rtr_2_fip()
+            ri._get_floatingips_bound_to_host = mock.Mock(
+                return_value=True)
             self.assertTrue(fip_gw_port.called)
             self.assertEqual(agent_gateway_port[0],
                              ri.fip_ns.agent_gateway_port)
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/agent/l3/test_dvr_local_router.py b/neutron/tests/unit/agent/l3/test_dvr_local_router.py
index 1e148a5e620..02605d56906 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/agent/l3/test_dvr_local_router.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/agent/l3/test_dvr_local_router.py
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ class TestDvrRouterOperations(base.BaseTestCase):
         ri.rtr_fip_connect = True
         ex_gw_port = {'network_id': 'fake_net_id'}
         ri.create_dvr_external_gateway_on_agent(ex_gw_port)
+        ri._get_floatingips_bound_to_host = mock.Mock(return_value=True)
         ri.fip_ns.create_or_update_gateway_port.assert_called_once_with(
             fip_agent_port)