diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/enable-neutron-by-default-57b87a20acc1ac47.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/enable-neutron-by-default-57b87a20acc1ac47.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b8722ea487
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/enable-neutron-by-default-57b87a20acc1ac47.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    Default value of the ``[service_available] neutron`` option has been
+    updated from ``False`` to ``True``.
+
+  - |
+    All tests which require network features are now skipped when
+    the ``[service_available] neutron`` option is set to ``False``
diff --git a/tempest/common/utils/__init__.py b/tempest/common/utils/__init__.py
index 0fa5ce42fb..0c510de644 100644
--- a/tempest/common/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/tempest/common/utils/__init__.py
@@ -29,12 +29,7 @@ def get_service_list():
         'compute': CONF.service_available.nova,
         'image': CONF.service_available.glance,
         'volume': CONF.service_available.cinder,
-        # NOTE(masayukig): We have two network services which are neutron and
-        # nova-network. And we have no way to know whether nova-network is
-        # available or not. After the pending removal of nova-network from
-        # nova, we can treat the network/neutron case in the same manner as
-        # the other services.
-        'network': True,
+        'network': CONF.service_available.neutron,
         # NOTE(masayukig): Tempest tests always require the identity service.
         # So we should set this True here.
         'identity': True,
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index 0a084eaf1f..2584c679b1 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -1196,7 +1196,7 @@ ServiceAvailableGroup = [
                 default=True,
                 help="Whether or not cinder is expected to be available"),
     cfg.BoolOpt('neutron',
-                default=False,
+                default=True,
                 help="Whether or not neutron is expected to be available"),
     cfg.BoolOpt('glance',
                 default=True,