diff --git a/neutron/plugins/vmware/plugins/base.py b/neutron/plugins/vmware/plugins/base.py
index 072fd20eba..d437828083 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/vmware/plugins/base.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/vmware/plugins/base.py
@@ -2467,12 +2467,10 @@ class NsxPluginV2(addr_pair_db.AllowedAddressPairsMixin,
         :param security_group_rule: list of rules to create
         """
         s = security_group_rule.get('security_group_rules')
-        tenant_id = self._get_tenant_id_for_create(context, s)
 
         # TODO(arosen) is there anyway we could avoid having the update of
         # the security group rules in nsx outside of this transaction?
         with context.session.begin(subtransactions=True):
-            self._ensure_default_security_group(context, tenant_id)
             security_group_id = self._validate_security_group_rules(
                 context, security_group_rule)
             # Check to make sure security group exists