diff --git a/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/ovn/mech_driver/ovsdb/ovn_client.py b/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/ovn/mech_driver/ovsdb/ovn_client.py
index 8d7c0f0ec6d..e26b4bf9c5c 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/ovn/mech_driver/ovsdb/ovn_client.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/ovn/mech_driver/ovsdb/ovn_client.py
@@ -1224,11 +1224,10 @@ class OVNClient(object):
                     else:
                         # Check if snat has been enabled/disabled and update
                         new_snat_state = gateway_new.get('enable_snat', True)
-                        if bool(ovn_snats) != new_snat_state:
-                            if utils.is_snat_enabled(new_router) and networks:
-                                self.update_nat_rules(
-                                    new_router, networks,
-                                    enable_snat=new_snat_state, txn=txn)
+                        if bool(ovn_snats) != new_snat_state and networks:
+                            self.update_nat_rules(
+                                new_router, networks,
+                                enable_snat=new_snat_state, txn=txn)
 
                 update = {'external_ids': self._gen_router_ext_ids(new_router)}
                 update['enabled'] = new_router.get('admin_state_up') or False
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/services/ovn_l3/test_plugin.py b/neutron/tests/unit/services/ovn_l3/test_plugin.py
index c0c2b9ffabe..dc7ebf54d31 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/services/ovn_l3/test_plugin.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/services/ovn_l3/test_plugin.py
@@ -891,8 +891,6 @@ class TestOVNL3RouterPlugin(test_mech_driver.Ml2PluginV2TestCase):
                 'ovn_client.OVNClient._check_external_ips_changed')
     @mock.patch.object(utils, 'get_lrouter_snats')
     @mock.patch.object(utils, 'get_lrouter_ext_gw_static_route')
-    @mock.patch('neutron.common.ovn.utils.is_snat_enabled',
-                mock.Mock(return_value=True))
     @mock.patch('neutron.plugins.ml2.drivers.ovn.mech_driver.ovsdb.'
                 'ovn_client.OVNClient._get_router_ports')
     @mock.patch('neutron.db.extraroute_db.ExtraRoute_dbonly_mixin.'