diff --git a/ansible/group_vars/all.yml b/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
index 6653d1a6de..196c21d1c9 100644
--- a/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
+++ b/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
@@ -315,7 +315,6 @@ opendaylight_tomcat_redirect_port: "8663"
 opendaylight_karaf_ssh_port: "8101"
 opendaylight_openflow_port: "6653"
 opendaylight_ovsdb_port: "6641"
-opendaylight_haproxy_ovsdb_port: "6642"
 
 public_protocol: "{{ 'https' if kolla_enable_tls_external | bool else 'http' }}"
 internal_protocol: "http"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2 b/ansible/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
index 56e8a13e8a..9730ceb1c9 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
@@ -888,15 +888,4 @@ listen opendaylight_api_backup
   server {{ hostvars[host]['ansible_hostname'] }} {{ hostvars[host]['ansible_' + hostvars[host]['api_interface']]['ipv4']['address'] }}:{{ opendaylight_restconf_port_backup }} check fall 5 inter 2000 rise 2
 {% endfor %}
 
-listen opendaylight_ovsdb
-  mode tcp
-  timeout client 3600s
-  timeout server 3600s
-  option tcplog
-  option tcpka
-  bind {{ kolla_internal_vip_address }}:{{ opendaylight_haproxy_ovsdb_port }}
-{% for host in groups['opendaylight'] %}
-  server {{ hostvars[host]['ansible_hostname'] }} {{ hostvars[host]['ansible_' + hostvars[host]['api_interface']]['ipv4']['address'] }}:{{ opendaylight_ovsdb_port }} check inter 2000 rise 2 fall 5 {% if not loop.first %}backup{% endif %}
-
-{% endfor %}
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/ansible/roles/openvswitch/templates/start-ovs.j2 b/ansible/roles/openvswitch/templates/start-ovs.j2
index d6dd723b68..fe5f34f28d 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/openvswitch/templates/start-ovs.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/openvswitch/templates/start-ovs.j2
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 {% if enable_opendaylight | bool %}
-/usr/bin/ovs-vsctl --no-wait -- set-manager ptcp:{{ ovsdb_port }}:{{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['ansible_' + hostvars[inventory_hostname]['api_interface']]['ipv4']['address'] }} tcp:{{ kolla_internal_vip_address }}:{{ opendaylight_haproxy_ovsdb_port }}
+/usr/bin/ovs-vsctl --no-wait -- set-manager {% for host in groups['opendaylight'] %}tcp:{{ hostvars[host]['ansible_' + hostvars[host]['api_interface']]['ipv4']['address'] }}:{{ opendaylight_ovsdb_port }} {% endfor %}
+
 /usr/bin/ovs-vsctl --no-wait -- set Open_vSwitch . other_config:local_ip={{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['ansible_' + hostvars[inventory_hostname]['tunnel_interface']]['ipv4']['address'] }}
 /usr/bin/ovs-vsctl --no-wait -- set Open_vSwitch . other_config:provider_mappings=physnet1:{{ neutron_bridge_name }}
 /usr/bin/ovs-vsctl --no-wait -- set Open_vSwitch . external_ids:system-id=`cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/uuid`