diff --git a/manifests/plugins/ml2/nuage.pp b/manifests/plugins/ml2/nuage.pp
index 7b690fa01..44f406c5b 100644
--- a/manifests/plugins/ml2/nuage.pp
+++ b/manifests/plugins/ml2/nuage.pp
@@ -106,8 +106,4 @@ class neutron::plugins::ml2::nuage (
     'RESTPROXY/cms_id':                     value => $nuage_cms_id;
     'PLUGIN/default_allow_non_ip':          value => $nuage_default_allow_non_ip;
   }
-
-  if $::neutron::core_plugin != 'ml2' or !('nuage' in $::neutron::plugins::ml2::mechanism_drivers) {
-    fail('Nuage should be the mechanism driver in neutron.conf')
-  }
 }
diff --git a/spec/classes/neutron_plugins_ml2_nuage_spec.rb b/spec/classes/neutron_plugins_ml2_nuage_spec.rb
index 3c11b8a90..68afa36a8 100644
--- a/spec/classes/neutron_plugins_ml2_nuage_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/neutron_plugins_ml2_nuage_spec.rb
@@ -56,15 +56,6 @@ describe 'neutron::plugins::ml2::nuage' do
       should contain_neutron_plugin_nuage('PLUGIN/default_allow_non_ip').with_value(params[:nuage_default_allow_non_ip])
     end
 
-    context 'configure ml2 nuage with wrong core_plugin configuration' do
-      let :pre_condition do
-        "class { 'neutron':
-          core_plugin     => 'foo' }"
-      end
-
-      it { should raise_error(Puppet::Error, /Nuage should be the mechanism driver in neutron.conf/) }
-    end
-
     it 'should have a nuage plugin conf file' do
       should contain_file(platform_params[:nuage_conf_file]).with(
         :ensure => platform_params[:nuage_file_ensure],
@@ -80,15 +71,6 @@ describe 'neutron::plugins::ml2::nuage' do
         should contain_neutron_plugin_nuage('PLUGIN/default_allow_non_ip').with_value(true)
       end
     end
-
-    context 'configure ml2 nuage with wrong mechanism_driver configuration' do
-      let :pre_condition do
-        "class { 'neutron::plugins::ml2':
-          mechanism_drivers => ['bar'] }"
-      end
-
-      it { should raise_error(Puppet::Error, /Nuage should be the mechanism driver in neutron.conf/) }
-    end
   end
 
   on_supported_os({