diff --git a/quantum/agent/netns_cleanup_util.py b/quantum/agent/netns_cleanup_util.py
index 9c6660d524..b3442c8db3 100644
--- a/quantum/agent/netns_cleanup_util.py
+++ b/quantum/agent/netns_cleanup_util.py
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ def setup_conf():
         cfg.StrOpt('dhcp_driver',
                    default='quantum.agent.linux.dhcp.Dnsmasq',
                    help=_("The driver used to manage the DHCP server.")),
-        cfg.StrOpt('state_path',
-                   default='.',
-                   help=_('Top-level directory for maintaining dhcp state')),
         cfg.BoolOpt('force',
                     default=False,
                     help=_('Delete the namespace by removing all devices.')),