diff --git a/network/networks.j2.yaml b/network/networks.j2.yaml
index 48c509df47..1a170045b3 100644
--- a/network/networks.j2.yaml
+++ b/network/networks.j2.yaml
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ description: Create networks to split out Overcloud traffic
 
 resources:
   {%- for network in networks %}
-  {%- set network_name = network.compat_name|default(network.name) %}
-  {{network_name}}Network:
+  {{network.name}}Network:
     type: OS::TripleO::Network::{{network.name}}
   {%- endfor %}
 
@@ -19,9 +18,8 @@ outputs:
       # NOTE(gfidente): we need to replace the null value with a
       # string to work around https://bugs.launchpad.net/heat/+bug/1700025
       {%- for network in networks %}
-      {%- set network_name = network.compat_name|default(network.name) %}
       {{network.name_lower}}:
         yaql:
-          data: {get_attr: [{{network_name}}Network, subnet_cidr]}
+          data: {get_attr: [{{network.name}}Network, subnet_cidr]}
           expression: str($.data).replace('null', 'disabled')
       {%- endfor %}
diff --git a/network_data.yaml b/network_data.yaml
index bce82cb27a..90293ab346 100644
--- a/network_data.yaml
+++ b/network_data.yaml
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
   allocation_pools: [{'start': '172.16.2.4', 'end': '172.16.2.250'}]
   ipv6_subnet: 'fd00:fd00:fd00:2000::/64'
   ipv6_allocation_pools: [{'start': 'fd00:fd00:fd00:2000::10', 'end': 'fd00:fd00:fd00:2000:ffff:ffff:ffff:fffe'}]
-  compat_name: Internal
 - name: Storage
   vip: true
   name_lower: storage
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix-internal-api-network-name-282bfda2cdb406aa.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix-internal-api-network-name-282bfda2cdb406aa.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e7e79f109
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix-internal-api-network-name-282bfda2cdb406aa.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fixes heat resource OS::TripleO::Network::Internal to be renamed back to
+    OS::TripleO::Network::InternalApi for backwards compatibility with
+    previous versions.