diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index e0dc1498..67fdedbb 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -245,6 +245,9 @@ neutron_dhcp_config:
 neutron_ml2_drivers_type: "flat,vlan,vxlan,local"
 neutron_ml2_mechanism_drivers: "linuxbridge,l2population"
 
+# Enable or disable L2 Population.
+neutron_l2_population: "False"
+
 ## Set this to configure overlay networks. The default is set as an empty hash.
 # neutron_overlay_network:
 #   address: "172.29.241.248"
@@ -257,7 +260,7 @@ neutron_overlay_network: {}
 ## The neutron multicast group address. This should be set as a host variable if used.
 ## This defaults to an empty string
 # neutron_vxlan_group: 239.1.1.100
-neutron_vxlan_group: ""
+neutron_vxlan_group: "239.1.1.1"
 
 ## Set this variable to configure the provider networks that will be available
 ## When setting up networking in things like the ml2_conf.ini file. Normally
diff --git a/tasks/neutron_post_install.yml b/tasks/neutron_post_install.yml
index fff9c0b4..c8513e19 100644
--- a/tasks/neutron_post_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/neutron_post_install.yml
@@ -13,26 +13,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-- name: Disable L2 population for L3HA support
-  set_fact:
-    neutron_l2_population: "False"
-  when:
-    - neutron_plugin_type == 'ml2'
-    - groups['neutron_agent'] | length >= 2
-    - neutron_services['neutron-linuxbridge-agent']['service_en'] | bool
-    - neutron_l2_population is undefined
-  tags:
-    - neutron-config
-
-- name: Enable L2 population support
-  set_fact:
-    neutron_l2_population: "True"
-  when:
-    - neutron_plugin_type == 'ml2'
-    - neutron_l2_population is undefined
-  tags:
-    - neutron-config
-
 - name: Copy neutron config
   config_template:
     src: "{{ item.src }}"
diff --git a/templates/neutron.conf.j2 b/templates/neutron.conf.j2
index 3e1c5591..3baa115e 100644
--- a/templates/neutron.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/neutron.conf.j2
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ agent_down_time = {{ neutron_agent_down_time }}
 
 {% set num_agent = groups['neutron_agent'] | length %}
 {% if neutron_plugin_type == 'ml2' and num_agent >= 2 %}
-{% if neutron_services['neutron-linuxbridge-agent']['service_en'] | bool and not neutron_l2_population | bool %}
+{% if neutron_services['neutron-linuxbridge-agent']['service_en'] | bool %}
 
 {% set max_l3_router = num_agent if num_agent > 2 else 2 %}
 {% set min_l3_router = num_agent if (num_agent > 2 and num_agent < max_l3_router) else 2 %}