diff --git a/neutron/db/l3_dvr_db.py b/neutron/db/l3_dvr_db.py
index fef38b64dc4..99533df61b4 100644
--- a/neutron/db/l3_dvr_db.py
+++ b/neutron/db/l3_dvr_db.py
@@ -156,6 +156,19 @@ class DVRResourceOperationHandler(object):
             payload.context, payload.desired_state,
             'distributed', migrating_to_distributed)
 
+    @registry.receives(resources.ROUTER, [events.AFTER_UPDATE],
+                       priority_group.PRIORITY_ROUTER_EXTENDED_ATTRIBUTE)
+    def _delete_distributed_port_bindings_after_change(self, resource, event,
+                                                       trigger, context,
+                                                       router_id, router,
+                                                       request_attrs,
+                                                       router_db, **kwargs):
+        old_router = kwargs['old_router']
+        if (old_router and old_router['distributed'] and not
+                router['distributed']):
+            self._core_plugin.delete_distributed_port_bindings_by_router_id(
+                context.elevated(), router_db['id'])
+
     @registry.receives(resources.ROUTER, [events.AFTER_UPDATE],
                        priority_group.PRIORITY_ROUTER_EXTENDED_ATTRIBUTE)
     def _delete_snat_interfaces_after_change(self, resource, event, trigger,
diff --git a/neutron/plugins/ml2/plugin.py b/neutron/plugins/ml2/plugin.py
index fc4286b4f72..6630eaa5438 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/ml2/plugin.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/ml2/plugin.py
@@ -1573,6 +1573,13 @@ class Ml2Plugin(db_base_plugin_v2.NeutronDbPluginV2,
         # merge into session to reflect changes
         binding.persist_state_to_session(plugin_context.session)
 
+    def delete_distributed_port_bindings_by_router_id(self, context,
+                                                      router_id):
+        for binding in (context.session.query(models.DistributedPortBinding).
+                filter_by(router_id=router_id)):
+            db.clear_binding_levels(context, binding.port_id, binding.host)
+            context.session.delete(binding)
+
     @utils.transaction_guard
     @db_api.retry_if_session_inactive()
     def update_distributed_port_binding(self, context, id, port):
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/db/test_l3_dvr_db.py b/neutron/tests/unit/db/test_l3_dvr_db.py
index a1f854932d5..0f65f6a4319 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/db/test_l3_dvr_db.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/db/test_l3_dvr_db.py
@@ -130,6 +130,32 @@ class L3DvrTestCase(test_db_base_plugin_v2.NeutronDbPluginV2TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(1,
                          self.mixin._migrate_router_ports.call_count)
 
+    def test_update_router_db_distributed_to_centralized(self):
+        router = {'name': 'foo_router', 'admin_state_up': True,
+                  'distributed': True}
+        agent = {'id': _uuid(), 'host': 'xyz'}
+        router_db = self._create_router(router)
+        router_id = router_db['id']
+        self.assertTrue(router_db.extra_attributes.distributed)
+        self.mixin._get_router = mock.Mock(return_value=router_db)
+        self.mixin._validate_router_migration = mock.Mock()
+        self.mixin._migrate_router_ports = mock.Mock()
+        self.mixin._core_plugin.\
+            delete_distributed_port_bindings_by_router_id = mock.Mock()
+        self.mixin.list_l3_agents_hosting_router = mock.Mock(
+            return_value={'agents': [agent]})
+        self.mixin._unbind_router = mock.Mock()
+        updated_router = self.mixin.update_router(self.ctx, router_id,
+            {'router': {'distributed': False}})
+        # Assert that the DB value has changed
+        self.assertFalse(updated_router['distributed'])
+        self.assertEqual(1,
+                         self.mixin._migrate_router_ports.call_count)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            1,
+            self.mixin._core_plugin.
+            delete_distributed_port_bindings_by_router_id.call_count)
+
     def _test_get_device_owner(self, is_distributed=False,
                                expected=const.DEVICE_OWNER_ROUTER_INTF,
                                pass_router_id=True):