diff --git a/quantum/plugins/openvswitch/agent/ovs_quantum_agent.py b/quantum/plugins/openvswitch/agent/ovs_quantum_agent.py
index 744b2d03e0..1e388d068c 100755
--- a/quantum/plugins/openvswitch/agent/ovs_quantum_agent.py
+++ b/quantum/plugins/openvswitch/agent/ovs_quantum_agent.py
@@ -543,12 +543,6 @@ class OVSQuantumTunnelAgent(object):
                 self.tun_br.add_tunnel_port(tun_name, ip)
                 self.tunnel_count += 1
 
-            # adding new ports can void flows, so reset flows
-            self.tun_br.remove_all_flows()
-            self.tun_br.add_flow(priority=1, actions="drop")
-            for lv_ojb in self.local_vlan_map.values():
-                self.add_tun_br_flows_for_local_vlan(lv_obj)
-
     def rollback_until_success(self, db):
         while True:
             time.sleep(self.reconnect_interval)