diff --git a/deployment/octavia/octavia-api-container-puppet.yaml b/deployment/octavia/octavia-api-container-puppet.yaml
index d874a50a9d..9456a11dc6 100644
--- a/deployment/octavia/octavia-api-container-puppet.yaml
+++ b/deployment/octavia/octavia-api-container-puppet.yaml
@@ -403,55 +403,12 @@ outputs:
                   file:
                     path: /etc/tmpfiles.d/var-run-octavia.conf
                     state: absent
-            - name: Set internal tls variable
-              set_fact:
-                internal_tls_enabled: {get_param: EnableInternalTLS}
-            - name: remove TLS proxy if configured and running
-              when:
-                - step|int == 2
-                - internal_tls_enabled|bool
-              block: &remove_octavia_tls_proxy_tasks
-                - name: stop and remove octavia_api_tls_proxy container if docker
-                  docker:
-                    name: octavia_api_tls_proxy
-                    state: absent
-                  when: container_cli == 'docker'
-                - name: "check if tripleo_octavia_api_tls_proxy service exists in systemd"
-                  stat:
-                    path: "/etc/systemd/system/tripleo_octavia_api_tls_proxy.service"
-                  register: systemd_exists
-                - name: Remove tripleo_octavia_api_tls_proxy service
-                  when:
-                    - container_cli == 'podman'
-                    - systemd_exists.stat.exists
-                  block:
-                    - name: stop and disable octavia_api_tls_proxy container
-                      systemd:
-                        name: tripleo_octavia_api_tls_proxy
-                        state: stopped
-                        enabled: no
-                    - name: clean up tripleo service file for octavia_api_tls_proxy
-                      file:
-                        state: absent
-                        path: "/etc/systemd/system/tripleo_octavia_api_tls_proxy.service"
-                    - name: reload systemd
-                      systemd:
-                        daemon-reload: yes
-
       upgrade_tasks:
         list_concat:
           - {get_attr: [OctaviaBase, role_data, upgrade_tasks]}
           - - name: octavia_api_tmpfile_cleanup
               when: step|int == 1
               block: *octavia_api_tmpfile_cleanup
-            - name: Set internal tls variable
-              set_fact:
-                internal_tls_enabled: {get_param: EnableInternalTLS}
-            - name: remove TLS proxy if configured and running
-              when:
-                - step|int == 2
-                - internal_tls_enabled|bool
-              block: *remove_octavia_tls_proxy_tasks
       external_upgrade_tasks:
         - when:
             - step|int == 1