diff --git a/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v3/plugin.py b/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v3/plugin.py
index ae4e67225e..64efe64b22 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v3/plugin.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v3/plugin.py
@@ -1486,6 +1486,10 @@ class NsxV3Plugin(agentschedulers_db.AZDhcpAgentSchedulerDbMixin,
                 LOG.exception("Unable to update NSX backend, rolling "
                               "back changes on neutron")
                 with excutils.save_and_reraise_exception():
+                    # remove the AZ from the network before rollback because
+                    # it is read only, and breaks the rollback
+                    if 'availability_zone_hints' in original_net:
+                        del original_net['availability_zone_hints']
                     super(NsxV3Plugin, self).update_network(
                         context, id, {'network': original_net})
 
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/nsx_v3/test_plugin.py b/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/nsx_v3/test_plugin.py
index 18fcec93c8..fdd3e36df1 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/nsx_v3/test_plugin.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/nsx_v3/test_plugin.py
@@ -695,6 +695,21 @@ class TestNetworksV2(test_plugin.TestNetworksV2, NsxV3PluginTestCaseMixin):
 
         self.assertEqual(ctx_manager.exception.code, 503)
 
+    def test_update_network_rollback(self):
+        with self.network() as net:
+            # Fail the backend update
+            with mock.patch("vmware_nsxlib.v3.core_resources."
+                            "NsxLibLogicalSwitch.update",
+                            side_effect=nsxlib_exc.ManagerError):
+                args = {'network': {'description': 'test rollback'}}
+                req = self.new_update_request('networks', args,
+                                              net['network']['id'], fmt='json')
+                res = self.deserialize('json', req.get_response(self.api))
+                # should fail with the nsxlib error (meaning that the rollback
+                # did not fail)
+                self.assertEqual('ManagerError',
+                                 res['NeutronError']['type'])
+
 
 class TestSubnetsV2(test_plugin.TestSubnetsV2, NsxV3PluginTestCaseMixin):