diff --git a/neutron/db/l3_dvr_db.py b/neutron/db/l3_dvr_db.py
index c26ddd6d42e..3e269ef458f 100644
--- a/neutron/db/l3_dvr_db.py
+++ b/neutron/db/l3_dvr_db.py
@@ -1044,8 +1044,6 @@ class _DVRAgentInterfaceMixin(object):
                         {'ag': const.AGENT_TYPE_L3,
                          'host': host})
             return
-        if not l3_agent_db:
-            return
 
         l3_agent_mode = self._get_agent_mode(l3_agent_db)
         if l3_agent_mode == const.L3_AGENT_MODE_DVR_NO_EXTERNAL: