diff --git a/neutron/db/loadbalancer/loadbalancer_db.py b/neutron/db/loadbalancer/loadbalancer_db.py
index 3c9511310f..4c9fd7195b 100644
--- a/neutron/db/loadbalancer/loadbalancer_db.py
+++ b/neutron/db/loadbalancer/loadbalancer_db.py
@@ -130,8 +130,7 @@ class Pool(model_base.BASEV2, models_v2.HasId, models_v2.HasTenant,
     vip = orm.relationship(Vip, backref='pool')
 
 
-class HealthMonitor(model_base.BASEV2, models_v2.HasId, models_v2.HasTenant,
-                    models_v2.HasStatusDescription):
+class HealthMonitor(model_base.BASEV2, models_v2.HasId, models_v2.HasTenant):
     """Represents a v2 neutron loadbalancer healthmonitor."""
 
     type = sa.Column(sa.Enum("PING", "TCP", "HTTP", "HTTPS",
@@ -667,9 +666,7 @@ class LoadBalancerPluginDb(LoadBalancerPluginBase,
                'delay': health_monitor['delay'],
                'timeout': health_monitor['timeout'],
                'max_retries': health_monitor['max_retries'],
-               'admin_state_up': health_monitor['admin_state_up'],
-               'status': health_monitor['status'],
-               'status_description': health_monitor['status_description']}
+               'admin_state_up': health_monitor['admin_state_up']}
         # no point to add the values below to
         # the result if the 'type' is not HTTP/S
         if res['type'] in ['HTTP', 'HTTPS']:
@@ -692,8 +689,7 @@ class LoadBalancerPluginDb(LoadBalancerPluginBase,
                                        http_method=v['http_method'],
                                        url_path=v['url_path'],
                                        expected_codes=v['expected_codes'],
-                                       admin_state_up=v['admin_state_up'],
-                                       status=constants.ACTIVE)
+                                       admin_state_up=v['admin_state_up'])
             context.session.add(monitor_db)
         return self._make_health_monitor_dict(monitor_db)
 
diff --git a/neutron/db/migration/alembic_migrations/versions/35c7c198ddea_lbaas_healthmon_del_status.py b/neutron/db/migration/alembic_migrations/versions/35c7c198ddea_lbaas_healthmon_del_status.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a0f9b83635
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neutron/db/migration/alembic_migrations/versions/35c7c198ddea_lbaas_healthmon_del_status.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+#
+# Copyright 2013 OpenStack Foundation
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+#
+
+"""remove status from HealthMonitor
+
+Revision ID: 35c7c198ddea
+Revises: 11c6e18605c8
+Create Date: 2013-08-02 23:14:54.037976
+
+"""
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = '35c7c198ddea'
+down_revision = '11c6e18605c8'
+
+# Change to ['*'] if this migration applies to all plugins
+
+migration_for_plugins = ['*']
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+from neutron.db import migration
+
+
+def upgrade(active_plugin=None, options=None):
+    if not migration.should_run(active_plugin, migration_for_plugins):
+        return
+    op.drop_column('healthmonitors', 'status')
+    op.drop_column('healthmonitors', 'status_description')
+
+
+def downgrade(active_plugin=None, options=None):
+    if not migration.should_run(active_plugin, migration_for_plugins):
+        return
+
+    op.add_column('healthmonitors', sa.Column('status',
+                                              sa.String(16),
+                                              nullable=False))
+    op.add_column('healthmonitors', sa.Column('status_description',
+                                              sa.String(255)))
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/db/loadbalancer/test_db_loadbalancer.py b/neutron/tests/unit/db/loadbalancer/test_db_loadbalancer.py
index 6b94ded66b..9ccab978db 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/db/loadbalancer/test_db_loadbalancer.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/db/loadbalancer/test_db_loadbalancer.py
@@ -831,8 +831,7 @@ class TestLoadBalancer(LoadBalancerPluginDbTestCase):
                 ('delay', 30),
                 ('timeout', 10),
                 ('max_retries', 3),
-                ('admin_state_up', True),
-                ('status', 'ACTIVE')]
+                ('admin_state_up', True)]
         with self.health_monitor() as monitor:
             for k, v in keys:
                 self.assertEqual(monitor['health_monitor'][k], v)
@@ -843,8 +842,7 @@ class TestLoadBalancer(LoadBalancerPluginDbTestCase):
                 ('delay', 20),
                 ('timeout', 20),
                 ('max_retries', 2),
-                ('admin_state_up', False),
-                ('status', 'PENDING_UPDATE')]
+                ('admin_state_up', False)]
         with self.health_monitor() as monitor:
             data = {'health_monitor': {'delay': 20,
                                        'timeout': 20,
@@ -915,8 +913,7 @@ class TestLoadBalancer(LoadBalancerPluginDbTestCase):
                     ('delay', 30),
                     ('timeout', 10),
                     ('max_retries', 3),
-                    ('admin_state_up', True),
-                    ('status', 'ACTIVE')]
+                    ('admin_state_up', True)]
             req = self.new_show_request('health_monitors',
                                         monitor['health_monitor']['id'],
                                         fmt=self.fmt)