diff --git a/manifests/compute/libvirt/networks.pp b/manifests/compute/libvirt/networks.pp
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+# == Class: nova::compute::libvirt::networks
+#
+# Configures networks managed by libvirt
+#
+# === Parameters:
+#
+# [*disable_default_network*]
+#   (optional) Whether or not delete the default network.
+#   Defaults to true.
+#
+class nova::compute::libvirt::networks(
+  $disable_default_network = true,
+) {
+
+  include nova::deps
+
+  if $disable_default_network {
+    exec { 'libvirt-default-net-disable-autostart':
+      command => 'virsh net-autostart default --disable',
+      path    => ['/bin', '/usr/bin'],
+      onlyif  => [
+        'virsh net-info default 2>/dev/null',
+        'virsh net-info default 2>/dev/null | grep -i "^autostart:\s*yes"'
+      ]
+    }
+    exec { 'libvirt-default-net-destroy':
+      command => 'virsh net-destroy default',
+      path    => ['/bin', '/usr/bin'],
+      onlyif  => [
+        'virsh net-info default 2>/dev/null',
+        'virsh net-info default 2>/dev/null | grep -i "^active:\s*yes"'
+      ]
+    }
+
+    Service<| tag == 'libvirt-service' |>
+      -> Exec['libvirt-default-net-disable-autostart']
+      -> Exec['libvirt-default-net-destroy']
+      -> Service<| tag == 'nova-service' |>
+  }
+}
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/libvirt-networks-742a45231f4ffdb3.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/libvirt-networks-742a45231f4ffdb3.yaml
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+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The new ``nova::compute::libvirt::networks`` class has been added. This
+    class can be used to disable the default libvirt network, which is not used
+    in OpenStack deployments.
diff --git a/spec/classes/nova_compute_libvirt_networks_spec.rb b/spec/classes/nova_compute_libvirt_networks_spec.rb
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+++ b/spec/classes/nova_compute_libvirt_networks_spec.rb
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+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'nova::compute::libvirt::networks' do
+
+  shared_examples_for 'nova::compute::libvirt::networks' do
+
+    context 'with defaults' do
+      it { is_expected.to contain_exec('libvirt-default-net-disable-autostart').with(
+        :command => 'virsh net-autostart default --disable',
+        :path    => ['/bin', '/usr/bin'],
+        :onlyif  => [
+          'virsh net-info default 2>/dev/null',
+          'virsh net-info default 2>/dev/null | grep -i "^autostart:\s*yes"'
+        ]
+      ) }
+      it { is_expected.to contain_exec('libvirt-default-net-destroy').with(
+        :command => 'virsh net-destroy default',
+        :path    => ['/bin', '/usr/bin'],
+        :onlyif  => [
+          'virsh net-info default 2>/dev/null',
+          'virsh net-info default 2>/dev/null | grep -i "^active:\s*yes"'
+        ]
+      ) }
+    end
+
+    context 'when not disabling the default network' do
+      let :params do
+        {
+          :disable_default_network => false
+        }
+      end
+      it { is_expected.to_not contain_exec('libvirt-default-net-disable-autostart') }
+      it { is_expected.to_not contain_exec('libvirt-default-net-destroy') }
+    end
+  end
+
+  on_supported_os({
+     :supported_os => OSDefaults.get_supported_os
+   }).each do |os,facts|
+     context "on #{os}" do
+       let (:facts) do
+         facts.merge!(OSDefaults.get_facts())
+       end
+
+      it_configures 'nova::compute::libvirt::networks'
+     end
+  end
+
+end