diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index d609089..677b62e 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -19,22 +19,12 @@ options:
     type: string
     default: 'juju-br0'
     description: The interface connected to PLUMgrid Managment network.
-  os-data-network:
-    type: string
-    default:
-    description: |
-      The IP address and netmask of the OpenStack Data network (e.g.,
-      192.168.0.0/24)
-      .
-      This network will be used for tenant network traffic in overlay
-      networks.
   fabric-interfaces:
     default: 'MANAGEMENT'
     type: string
     description: |
        Interfaces that will provide fabric connectivity on the director nodes.
-       Provided in form of json in a string. These interfaces have to be connected
-       to the os-data-network specified in the config. Default value is MANAGEMENT which
+       Provided in form of json in a string. Default value is MANAGEMENT which
        will configure the management interface as the fabric interface on each
        director.
   network-device-mtu:
diff --git a/hooks/pg_dir_utils.py b/hooks/pg_dir_utils.py
index a9ba277..c97beeb 100644
--- a/hooks/pg_dir_utils.py
+++ b/hooks/pg_dir_utils.py
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ from charmhelpers.contrib.network.ip import (
     get_bridges,
     get_bridge_nics,
     is_ip,
-    is_address_in_network,
-    get_iface_addr
 )
 from charmhelpers.core.host import (
     service_start,
@@ -268,11 +266,7 @@ def get_fabric_interface():
         else:
             raise ValueError('No fabric interface provided for node')
         if interface_exists(node_fabric_interface):
-            if is_address_in_network(config('os-data-network'),
-                                     get_iface_addr(node_fabric_interface)[0]):
-                return node_fabric_interface
-            else:
-                raise ValueError('Fabric interface not in fabric network')
+            return node_fabric_interface
         else:
             log('Provided fabric interface %s does not exist'
                 % node_fabric_interface)