diff --git a/neutron/conf/policies/network.py b/neutron/conf/policies/network.py
index 65d2c85744b..ba0d742f3c8 100644
--- a/neutron/conf/policies/network.py
+++ b/neutron/conf/policies/network.py
@@ -189,20 +189,6 @@ rules = [
             deprecated_reason=DEPRECATED_REASON,
             deprecated_since=versionutils.deprecated.WALLABY)
     ),
-    policy.DocumentedRuleDefault(
-        name='get_network:router:external',
-        check_str=base.policy_or(
-            base.ADMIN,
-            base.PROJECT_READER),
-        scope_types=['project'],
-        description='Get ``router:external`` attribute of a network',
-        operations=ACTION_GET,
-        deprecated_rule=policy.DeprecatedRule(
-            name='get_network:router:external',
-            check_str=base.RULE_ANY,
-            deprecated_reason=DEPRECATED_REASON,
-            deprecated_since=versionutils.deprecated.WALLABY)
-    ),
     policy.DocumentedRuleDefault(
         name='get_network:segments',
         check_str=base.ADMIN,
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/conf/policies/test_network.py b/neutron/tests/unit/conf/policies/test_network.py
index f95729c9579..caeb784c0d9 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/conf/policies/test_network.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/conf/policies/test_network.py
@@ -140,18 +140,6 @@ class SystemAdminTests(NetworkAPITestCase):
             self.context, 'get_network',
             self.alt_target)
 
-    def test_get_network_external(self):
-        self.assertRaises(
-            base_policy.InvalidScope,
-            policy.enforce,
-            self.context, 'get_network:router:external',
-            self.target)
-        self.assertRaises(
-            base_policy.InvalidScope,
-            policy.enforce,
-            self.context, 'get_network:router:external',
-            self.alt_target)
-
     def test_get_network_segments(self):
         self.assertRaises(
             base_policy.InvalidScope,
@@ -403,22 +391,6 @@ class AdminTests(NetworkAPITestCase):
         self.assertTrue(
             policy.enforce(self.context, 'get_network', self.alt_target))
 
-    def test_get_network_external(self):
-        self.assertTrue(
-            policy.enforce(self.context,
-                           'get_network:router:external', self.target))
-        self.assertTrue(
-            policy.enforce(self.context,
-                           'get_network:router:external', self.alt_target))
-
-    def test_get_network_segments(self):
-        self.assertTrue(
-            policy.enforce(self.context,
-                           'get_network:segments', self.target))
-        self.assertTrue(
-            policy.enforce(self.context,
-                           'get_network:segments', self.alt_target))
-
     def test_get_network_provider_network_type(self):
         self.assertTrue(
             policy.enforce(self.context,
@@ -641,15 +613,6 @@ class ProjectMemberTests(AdminTests):
             policy.enforce,
             self.context, 'get_network', self.alt_target)
 
-    def test_get_network_external(self):
-        self.assertTrue(
-            policy.enforce(self.context,
-                           'get_network:router:external', self.target))
-        self.assertRaises(
-            base_policy.PolicyNotAuthorized,
-            policy.enforce,
-            self.context, 'get_network:router:external', self.alt_target)
-
     def test_get_network_segments(self):
         self.assertRaises(
             base_policy.PolicyNotAuthorized,