diff --git a/manifests/controller.pp b/manifests/controller.pp
index 9e52dc12..7dbbf77a 100644
--- a/manifests/controller.pp
+++ b/manifests/controller.pp
@@ -251,12 +251,6 @@
 #   (optional) Sleep time between sending heartbeats.
 #   Defaults to undef
 #
-# DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
-#
-# [*port_detach_timeout*]
-#   (optional) Seconds to wait for a port to detach from an amphora.
-#   Defaults to undef
-#
 class octavia::controller (
   $heartbeat_key,
   $amp_active_retries                 = $::os_service_default,
@@ -314,8 +308,6 @@ class octavia::controller (
   $vrrp_garp_refresh_count            = $::os_service_default,
   $controller_ip_port_list            = $::os_service_default,
   $heartbeat_interval                 = $::os_service_default,
-  # DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
-  $port_detach_timeout                = undef,
 ) inherits octavia::params {
 
   include octavia::deps
@@ -323,12 +315,6 @@ class octavia::controller (
 
   validate_legacy(String, 'validate_string', $heartbeat_key)
 
-  if $port_detach_timeout != undef {
-    warning('The octavia::controller::port_detach_timeout parameter is deprecated. \
-Use the octavia::networking class instead')
-  }
-  include octavia::networking
-
   if ! is_service_default($loadbalancer_topology) and
       ! ($loadbalancer_topology in ['SINGLE', 'ACTIVE_STANDBY']) {
     fail('load balancer topology must be one of SINGLE or ACTIVE_STANDBY')
diff --git a/manifests/networking.pp b/manifests/networking.pp
index 3ae9b5bb..b12e3f62 100644
--- a/manifests/networking.pp
+++ b/manifests/networking.pp
@@ -68,14 +68,12 @@ class octavia::networking (
 
   include octavia::deps
 
-  $port_detach_timeout_real = pick($::octavia::controller::port_detach_timeout, $port_detach_timeout)
-
   octavia_config {
     'networking/max_retries':                    value => $max_retries;
     'networking/retry_interval':                 value => $retry_interval;
     'networking/retry_backoff':                  value => $retry_backoff;
     'networking/retry_max':                      value => $retry_max;
-    'networking/port_detach_timeout':            value => $port_detach_timeout_real;
+    'networking/port_detach_timeout':            value => $port_detach_timeout;
     'networking/allow_vip_network_id':           value => $allow_vip_network_id;
     'networking/allow_vip_subnet_id':            value => $allow_vip_subnet_id;
     'networking/allow_vip_port_id':              value => $allow_vip_port_id;
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/networking-cleanup-26b95cf9d6d51487.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/networking-cleanup-26b95cf9d6d51487.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..78965116
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/networking-cleanup-26b95cf9d6d51487.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    The ``octavia::controller::port_detach_timeout`` parameter has been
+    removed.
diff --git a/spec/classes/octavia_controller_spec.rb b/spec/classes/octavia_controller_spec.rb
index e0986c7c..819b8bb0 100644
--- a/spec/classes/octavia_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/octavia_controller_spec.rb
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ describe 'octavia::controller' do
           :build_active_retries               => 120,
           :build_retry_interval               => 5,
           :default_connection_limit           => 50000,
-          :port_detach_timeout                => 15,
           :agent_request_read_timeout         => 180,
           :agent_tls_protocol                 => 'TLSv1.2',
           :admin_log_targets                  => ['192.0.2.1:10514', '2001:db8:1::10:10514'],
@@ -109,7 +108,6 @@ describe 'octavia::controller' do
         is_expected.to contain_octavia_config('haproxy_amphora/build_active_retries').with_value(120)
         is_expected.to contain_octavia_config('haproxy_amphora/build_retry_interval').with_value(5)
         is_expected.to contain_octavia_config('haproxy_amphora/default_connection_limit').with_value(50000)
-        is_expected.to contain_octavia_config('networking/port_detach_timeout').with_value(15)
         is_expected.to contain_octavia_config('amphora_agent/agent_request_read_timeout').with_value(180)
         is_expected.to contain_octavia_config('amphora_agent/agent_tls_protocol').with_value('TLSv1.2')
         is_expected.to contain_octavia_config('amphora_agent/admin_log_targets').with_value('192.0.2.1:10514,2001:db8:1::10:10514')
@@ -173,7 +171,6 @@ describe 'octavia::controller' do
         is_expected.to contain_octavia_config('haproxy_amphora/build_active_retries').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
         is_expected.to contain_octavia_config('haproxy_amphora/build_retry_interval').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
         is_expected.to contain_octavia_config('haproxy_amphora/default_connection_limit').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
-        is_expected.to contain_octavia_config('networking/port_detach_timeout').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
         is_expected.to contain_octavia_config('amphora_agent/agent_request_read_timeout').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
         is_expected.to contain_octavia_config('amphora_agent/agent_tls_protocol').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
         is_expected.to contain_octavia_config('amphora_agent/admin_log_targets').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')