diff --git a/tasks/neutron_init_systemd.yml b/tasks/neutron_init_systemd.yml
index fb5f71a0..d6ac8086 100644
--- a/tasks/neutron_init_systemd.yml
+++ b/tasks/neutron_init_systemd.yml
@@ -42,22 +42,6 @@
   notify:
     - Restart neutron services
 
-- name: Create ovs tempfiles directory
-  block:
-    - name: Create ovs tmpfiles file
-      lineinfile:
-        dest: "/etc/tmpfiles.d/openstack-openvswitch.conf"
-        line: "D /var/run/openvswitch 2755 root root"
-        create: true
-
-    - name: Create ovs tmp directory
-      file:
-        path: "/var/run/openvswitch"
-        state: directory
-        mode: "02755"
-  when:
-    - "'ovs' in neutron_plugin_type | lower"
-
 - name: Place the systemd init script
   config_template:
     src: "neutron-systemd-init.j2"