diff --git a/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/openvswitch/agent/ovs_neutron_agent.py b/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/openvswitch/agent/ovs_neutron_agent.py
index 95943c6be27..65ea3218337 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/openvswitch/agent/ovs_neutron_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/openvswitch/agent/ovs_neutron_agent.py
@@ -1683,6 +1683,11 @@ class OVSNeutronAgent(l2population_rpc.L2populationRpcCallBackTunnelMixin,
             if name not in current:
                 continue
             current_ofport = current[name]
+            # NOTE(amorin) Discarding port that disappeared from ovs
+            # This will avoid moving that port to skipped_devices
+            # and forget about deleting it. See #lp-1992109
+            if current_ofport == ovs_lib.INVALID_OFPORT:
+                continue
             if ofport != current_ofport:
                 port_moves.append(name)
         return port_moves
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/plugins/ml2/drivers/openvswitch/agent/test_ovs_neutron_agent.py b/neutron/tests/unit/plugins/ml2/drivers/openvswitch/agent/test_ovs_neutron_agent.py
index 06efeabcf42..2a7532b618c 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/plugins/ml2/drivers/openvswitch/agent/test_ovs_neutron_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/plugins/ml2/drivers/openvswitch/agent/test_ovs_neutron_agent.py
@@ -2512,6 +2512,14 @@ class TestOvsNeutronAgent(object):
         self.assertEqual(expected,
                          self.agent._get_ofport_moves(current, previous))
 
+    def test__get_ofport_moves_invalid(self):
+        previous = {'port1': 1, 'port2': 2}
+        current = {'port1': -1, 'port2': 2}
+        # we expect it to tell nothing
+        expected = []
+        self.assertEqual(expected,
+                         self.agent._get_ofport_moves(current, previous))
+
     def test_update_stale_ofport_rules_clears_old(self):
         self.agent.prevent_arp_spoofing = True
         self.agent.vifname_to_ofport_map = {'port1': 1, 'port2': 2}