diff --git a/quantum/api/v2/attributes.py b/quantum/api/v2/attributes.py
index 0aee016097..1425375faf 100644
--- a/quantum/api/v2/attributes.py
+++ b/quantum/api/v2/attributes.py
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTE_MAP = {
                'is_visible': True},
         'name': {'allow_post': True, 'allow_put': True,
                  'default': '', 'is_visible': True},
-        'subnets': {'allow_post': True, 'allow_put': True,
+        'subnets': {'allow_post': False, 'allow_put': False,
                     'default': [],
                     'is_visible': True},
         'admin_state_up': {'allow_post': True, 'allow_put': True,
diff --git a/quantum/tests/unit/test_api_v2.py b/quantum/tests/unit/test_api_v2.py
index 5fcc0b818f..af23f157e5 100644
--- a/quantum/tests/unit/test_api_v2.py
+++ b/quantum/tests/unit/test_api_v2.py
@@ -361,8 +361,7 @@ class JSONV2TestCase(APIv2TestBase):
         net_id = _uuid()
         initial_input = {'network': {'name': 'net1', 'tenant_id': _uuid()}}
         full_input = {'network': {'admin_state_up': True,
-                                  'shared': False,
-                                  'subnets': []}}
+                                  'shared': False}}
         full_input['network'].update(initial_input['network'])
 
         return_value = {'id': net_id, 'status': "ACTIVE"}
@@ -394,7 +393,7 @@ class JSONV2TestCase(APIv2TestBase):
         env = {'quantum.context': context.Context('', tenant_id)}
         # tenant_id should be fetched from env
         initial_input = {'network': {'name': 'net1'}}
-        full_input = {'network': {'admin_state_up': True, 'subnets': [],
+        full_input = {'network': {'admin_state_up': True,
                       'shared': False, 'tenant_id': tenant_id}}
         full_input['network'].update(initial_input['network'])
 
@@ -806,8 +805,7 @@ class ExtensionTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         net_id = _uuid()
         initial_input = {'network': {'name': 'net1', 'tenant_id': _uuid(),
                                      'v2attrs:something_else': "abc"}}
-        data = {'network': {'admin_state_up': True, 'subnets': [],
-                            'shared': False}}
+        data = {'network': {'admin_state_up': True, 'shared': False}}
         data['network'].update(initial_input['network'])
 
         return_value = {'subnets': [], 'status': "ACTIVE",