diff --git a/puppet/services/ovn-controller.yaml b/puppet/services/ovn-controller.yaml
index 25471de084..b2c3bd7185 100644
--- a/puppet/services/ovn-controller.yaml
+++ b/puppet/services/ovn-controller.yaml
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@ parameters:
     description: Port of the Southbound DB Server
     type: number
     default: 6642
-  OVNTunnelEncapType:
-    description: Tunnel encapsulation type
-    type: string
-    default: geneve
   NeutronBridgeMappings:
     description: >
       The OVS logical->physical bridge mappings to use. See the Neutron
@@ -98,7 +94,6 @@ outputs:
         map_merge:
           - get_attr: [RoleParametersValue, value]
           - ovn::southbound::port: {get_param: OVNSouthboundServerPort}
-            ovn::controller::ovn_encap_type: {get_param: OVNTunnelEncapType}
             ovn::controller::ovn_encap_ip: {get_param: [ServiceNetMap, NeutronTenantNetwork]}
             ovn::controller::ovn_bridge: {get_param: OVNIntegrationBridge}
             nova::compute::force_config_drive: {if: [force_config_drive, true, false]}
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/ovn_tunnel_encap_type-04df21d622874c27.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/ovn_tunnel_encap_type-04df21d622874c27.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ec5f4db6f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/ovn_tunnel_encap_type-04df21d622874c27.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+
+deprecations:
+  - |
+    The only OVN Tunnel Encap Type that we are supporting in OVN is Geneve
+    and this is set by default in ovn puppet. So there are no need to set
+    it in TripleO