diff --git a/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/common/fwaas_callbacks_v2.py b/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/common/fwaas_callbacks_v2.py
index 58ef631cd6..23ef14c670 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/common/fwaas_callbacks_v2.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/common/fwaas_callbacks_v2.py
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ class NsxFwaasCallbacksV2(firewall_l3_agent_v2.L3WithFWaaS):
     def _router_dict_to_obj(self, r):
         # The callbacks expect a router-info object with an agent config
         agent_conf = cfg.CONF
-        agent_conf.set_override('metadata_access_mark', '0x1')
         agent_conf.metadata_access_mark = '0x1'
         return router_info.RouterInfo(
             None, r['id'], router=r,