diff --git a/manifests/loadbalancer.pp b/manifests/loadbalancer.pp
index f9ecb5db..09dd5122 100644
--- a/manifests/loadbalancer.pp
+++ b/manifests/loadbalancer.pp
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ class cloud::loadbalancer(
   $keepalived_priority              = 50,
   $keepalived_interface             = 'eth0',
   $keepalived_ipvs                  = ['127.0.0.1'],
-  $keepalived_localhost_ip          = '127.0.0.1',
   $ks_cinder_public_port            = 8776,
   $ks_ceilometer_public_port        = 8777,
   $ks_ec2_public_port               = 8773,
diff --git a/spec/classes/cloud_loadbalancer_spec.rb b/spec/classes/cloud_loadbalancer_spec.rb
index 2d7c455d..bf010f92 100644
--- a/spec/classes/cloud_loadbalancer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/cloud_loadbalancer_spec.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ describe 'cloud::loadbalancer' do
         :keepalived_priority               => 50,
         :keepalived_interface              => 'eth0',
         :keepalived_ipvs                   => ['10.0.0.1', '10.0.0.2'],
-        :keepalived_localhost_ip           => '127.0.0.1',
         :horizon_port                      => '80',
         :spice_port                        => '6082',
         :vip_public_ip                     => '10.0.0.3',