diff --git a/neutron/scheduler/l3_agent_scheduler.py b/neutron/scheduler/l3_agent_scheduler.py
index c9b1efafb0..e86a9c2fcc 100644
--- a/neutron/scheduler/l3_agent_scheduler.py
+++ b/neutron/scheduler/l3_agent_scheduler.py
@@ -220,6 +220,10 @@ class L3Scheduler(object):
                       {'agent_id': chosen_agent.id,
                        'router_id': router_id})
             return
+        except db_exc.DBReferenceError:
+            LOG.debug('Router %s has already been removed '
+                      'by concurrent operation', router_id)
+            return
 
         LOG.debug('Router %(router_id)s is scheduled to L3 agent '
                   '%(agent_id)s', {'router_id': router_id,
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/test_l3_schedulers.py b/neutron/tests/unit/test_l3_schedulers.py
index 09346758e0..e9af85d499 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/test_l3_schedulers.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/test_l3_schedulers.py
@@ -482,6 +482,12 @@ class L3SchedulerTestBaseMixin(object):
             args, kwargs = flog.call_args
             self.assertIn('is scheduled', args[0])
 
+    def test_bind_absent_router(self):
+        scheduler = l3_agent_scheduler.ChanceScheduler()
+        # checking that bind_router() is not throwing
+        # when supplied with router_id of non-existing router
+        scheduler.bind_router(self.adminContext, "dummyID", self.agent1)
+
     def test_bind_existing_router(self):
         router = self._make_router(self.fmt,
                                    tenant_id=str(uuid.uuid4()),