diff --git a/manifests/compute/neutron.pp b/manifests/compute/neutron.pp
index 43d6eeed9..3dff22d91 100644
--- a/manifests/compute/neutron.pp
+++ b/manifests/compute/neutron.pp
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ class nova::compute::neutron (
 ) {
   include ::nova::deps
 
-  if $libvirt_vif_driver == 'nova.virt.libvirt.vif.LibvirtOpenVswitchDriver' {
-    fail('nova.virt.libvirt.vif.LibvirtOpenVswitchDriver as vif_driver is removed from Icehouse')
-  }
-
   nova_config {
     'libvirt/vif_driver': value => $libvirt_vif_driver;
   }
diff --git a/spec/classes/nova_compute_neutron_spec.rb b/spec/classes/nova_compute_neutron_spec.rb
index 27abe22ee..1c117a816 100644
--- a/spec/classes/nova_compute_neutron_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/nova_compute_neutron_spec.rb
@@ -14,14 +14,6 @@ describe 'nova::compute::neutron' do
     it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/force_snat_range').with_ensure(:absent) }
   end
 
-  context 'when overriding with a removed libvirt_vif_driver param' do
-    let :params do
-      {:libvirt_vif_driver => 'nova.virt.libvirt.vif.LibvirtOpenVswitchDriver' }
-    end
-
-    it_raises 'a Puppet::Error', /nova.virt.libvirt.vif.LibvirtOpenVswitchDriver as vif_driver is removed from Icehouse/
-  end
-
   context 'with force_snat_range parameter set to false' do
     let :params do
       { :force_snat_range => false, }