diff --git a/etc/neutron/rootwrap.d/dhcp.filters b/etc/neutron/rootwrap.d/dhcp.filters
index 7c11d70dbd..0712ec131d 100644
--- a/etc/neutron/rootwrap.d/dhcp.filters
+++ b/etc/neutron/rootwrap.d/dhcp.filters
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ metadata_proxy_local: CommandFilter, /usr/local/bin/neutron-ns-metadata-proxy, r
 # RHEL invocation of the metadata proxy will report /usr/bin/python
 kill_metadata: KillFilter, root, python, -9
 kill_metadata7: KillFilter, root, python2.7, -9
-kill_metadata6: KillFilter, root, python2.6, -9
 
 # ip_lib
 ip: IpFilter, ip, root
diff --git a/etc/neutron/rootwrap.d/l3.filters b/etc/neutron/rootwrap.d/l3.filters
index d9e4a13c46..be69b32c57 100644
--- a/etc/neutron/rootwrap.d/l3.filters
+++ b/etc/neutron/rootwrap.d/l3.filters
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ metadata_proxy_local: CommandFilter, /usr/local/bin/neutron-ns-metadata-proxy, r
 # RHEL invocation of the metadata proxy will report /usr/bin/python
 kill_metadata: KillFilter, root, python, -9
 kill_metadata7: KillFilter, root, python2.7, -9
-kill_metadata6: KillFilter, root, python2.6, -9
 kill_radvd_usr: KillFilter, root, /usr/sbin/radvd, -9, -HUP
 kill_radvd: KillFilter, root, /sbin/radvd, -9, -HUP