diff --git a/neutron/db/migration/alembic_migrations/versions/HEADS b/neutron/db/migration/alembic_migrations/versions/HEADS
index c4140b06d89..75dcdf97369 100644
--- a/neutron/db/migration/alembic_migrations/versions/HEADS
+++ b/neutron/db/migration/alembic_migrations/versions/HEADS
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 2a16083502f3
 9859ac9c136
-kilo
diff --git a/neutron/db/migration/alembic_migrations/versions/liberty/contract/30018084ec99_initial.py b/neutron/db/migration/alembic_migrations/versions/liberty/contract/30018084ec99_initial.py
index bd1ddccf930..a4a26704cd9 100644
--- a/neutron/db/migration/alembic_migrations/versions/liberty/contract/30018084ec99_initial.py
+++ b/neutron/db/migration/alembic_migrations/versions/liberty/contract/30018084ec99_initial.py
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ Create Date: 2015-06-22 00:00:00.000000
 
 # revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
 revision = '30018084ec99'
-down_revision = None
-depends_on = ('kilo',)
+down_revision = 'kilo'
 branch_labels = ('liberty_contract',)
 
 
diff --git a/neutron/db/migration/alembic_migrations/versions/liberty/expand/354db87e3225_nsxv_vdr_metadata.py b/neutron/db/migration/alembic_migrations/versions/liberty/expand/354db87e3225_nsxv_vdr_metadata.py
index df82f17c936..33d521abbac 100644
--- a/neutron/db/migration/alembic_migrations/versions/liberty/expand/354db87e3225_nsxv_vdr_metadata.py
+++ b/neutron/db/migration/alembic_migrations/versions/liberty/expand/354db87e3225_nsxv_vdr_metadata.py
@@ -23,9 +23,8 @@ Create Date: 2015-04-19 14:59:15.102609
 
 # revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
 revision = '354db87e3225'
-down_revision = None
+down_revision = 'kilo'
 branch_labels = ('liberty_expand',)
-depends_on = ('kilo',)
 
 from alembic import op
 import sqlalchemy as sa
diff --git a/neutron/db/migration/cli.py b/neutron/db/migration/cli.py
index f346329fd5e..7b1cee435a7 100644
--- a/neutron/db/migration/cli.py
+++ b/neutron/db/migration/cli.py
@@ -255,12 +255,7 @@ def validate_labels(config):
 
 def _get_sorted_heads(script):
     '''Get the list of heads for all branches, sorted.'''
-    heads = script.get_heads()
-    # +1 stands for the core 'kilo' branch, the one that didn't have branches
-    if len(heads) > len(MIGRATION_BRANCHES) + 1:
-        alembic_util.err(_('No new branches are allowed except: %s') %
-                         ' '.join(MIGRATION_BRANCHES))
-    return sorted(heads)
+    return sorted(script.get_heads())
 
 
 def validate_heads_file(config):
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/db/test_migration.py b/neutron/tests/unit/db/test_migration.py
index ba6e3959cbe..35e882e8240 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/db/test_migration.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/db/test_migration.py
@@ -324,17 +324,6 @@ class TestCli(base.BaseTestCase):
                 mock_open.return_value.write.assert_called_once_with(
                     '\n'.join(sorted(heads)))
 
-    def test_update_heads_file_excessive_heads_negative(self):
-        with mock.patch('alembic.script.ScriptDirectory.from_config') as fc:
-            heads = ('b', 'a', 'c', 'kilo')
-            fc.return_value.get_heads.return_value = heads
-            self.assertRaises(
-                SystemExit,
-                cli.update_heads_file,
-                mock.sentinel.config
-            )
-            self.mock_alembic_err.assert_called_once_with(mock.ANY)
-
     @mock.patch('os.path.exists')
     @mock.patch('os.remove')
     def test_update_heads_file_success(self, *os_mocks):