diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index 1df4b05f..fdcab2bd 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -114,18 +114,6 @@ options:
           juju-myservice-0
       If you're running multiple environments with the same services in them
       this allows you to differentiate between them.
-  prefer-ipv6:
-    type: boolean
-    default: False
-    description: |
-      If True enables IPv6 support. The charm will expect network interfaces
-      to be configured with an IPv6 address. If set to False (default) IPv4
-      is expected.
-      .
-      NOTE: these charms do not currently support IPv6 privacy extension. In
-      order for this charm to function correctly, the privacy extension must be
-      disabled and a non-temporary address must be configured/available on
-      your network interface.
   # Network configuration options
   # by default all access is over 'private-address'
   os-data-network:
diff --git a/hooks/quantum_hooks.py b/hooks/quantum_hooks.py
index 89dee94e..e8b74861 100755
--- a/hooks/quantum_hooks.py
+++ b/hooks/quantum_hooks.py
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ from charmhelpers.contrib.hahelpers.apache import(
 from charmhelpers.contrib.openstack.utils import (
     configure_installation_source,
     openstack_upgrade_available,
-    sync_db_with_multi_ipv6_addresses,
 )
 from charmhelpers.payload.execd import execd_preinstall
 from charmhelpers.core.sysctl import create as create_sysctl
@@ -139,15 +138,10 @@ def db_joined(relation_id=None):
              'associated a postgresql one')
         log(e, level=ERROR)
         raise Exception(e)
-
-    if config('prefer-ipv6'):
-        sync_db_with_multi_ipv6_addresses(config('database'),
-                                          config('database-user'))
-    else:
-        relation_set(username=config('database-user'),
-                     database=config('database'),
-                     hostname=unit_get('private-address'),
-                     relation_id=relation_id)
+    relation_set(username=config('database-user'),
+                 database=config('database'),
+                 hostname=unit_get('private-address'),
+                 relation_id=relation_id)
 
 
 @hooks.hook('pgsql-db-relation-joined')