diff --git a/neutron/plugins/openvswitch/agent/ovs_neutron_agent.py b/neutron/plugins/openvswitch/agent/ovs_neutron_agent.py
index db7b92b0cc..6cdca563c2 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/openvswitch/agent/ovs_neutron_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/openvswitch/agent/ovs_neutron_agent.py
@@ -200,6 +200,9 @@ class OVSNeutronAgent(sg_rpc.SecurityGroupAgentRpcCallbackMixin):
             'start_flag': True}
         self.setup_rpc()
 
+        # Keep track of int_br's device count for use by _report_state()
+        self.int_br_device_count = 0
+
         # Security group agent supprot
         self.sg_agent = OVSSecurityGroupAgent(self.context,
                                               self.plugin_rpc,
@@ -213,9 +216,8 @@ class OVSNeutronAgent(sg_rpc.SecurityGroupAgentRpcCallbackMixin):
     def _report_state(self):
         try:
             # How many devices are likely used by a VM
-            ports = self.int_br.get_vif_port_set()
-            num_devices = len(ports)
-            self.agent_state.get('configurations')['devices'] = num_devices
+            self.agent_state.get('configurations')['devices'] = (
+                self.int_br_device_count)
             self.state_rpc.report_state(self.context,
                                         self.agent_state)
             self.agent_state.pop('start_flag', None)
@@ -694,6 +696,7 @@ class OVSNeutronAgent(sg_rpc.SecurityGroupAgentRpcCallbackMixin):
         ports = self.int_br.get_vif_port_set()
         if ports == registered_ports:
             return
+        self.int_br_device_count = len(ports)
         added = ports - registered_ports
         removed = registered_ports - ports
         return {'current': ports,
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/openvswitch/test_ovs_neutron_agent.py b/neutron/tests/unit/openvswitch/test_ovs_neutron_agent.py
index 5f6192a382..2764a9592e 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/openvswitch/test_ovs_neutron_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/openvswitch/test_ovs_neutron_agent.py
@@ -222,18 +222,16 @@ class TestOvsNeutronAgent(base.BaseTestCase):
                 self.assertTrue(device_removed.called)
 
     def test_report_state(self):
-        with contextlib.nested(
-            mock.patch.object(self.agent.int_br, "get_vif_port_set"),
-            mock.patch.object(self.agent.state_rpc, "report_state")
-        ) as (get_vif_fn, report_st):
-            get_vif_fn.return_value = ["vif123", "vif234"]
+        with mock.patch.object(self.agent.state_rpc,
+                               "report_state") as report_st:
+            self.agent.int_br_device_count = 5
             self.agent._report_state()
-            self.assertTrue(get_vif_fn.called)
             report_st.assert_called_with(self.agent.context,
                                          self.agent.agent_state)
             self.assertNotIn("start_flag", self.agent.agent_state)
             self.assertEqual(
-                self.agent.agent_state["configurations"]["devices"], 2
+                self.agent.agent_state["configurations"]["devices"],
+                self.agent.int_br_device_count
             )
 
     def test_network_delete(self):