diff --git a/deployment_scripts/puppet/manifests/midonet-gateway-bgp.pp b/deployment_scripts/puppet/manifests/midonet-gateway-bgp.pp
index b8299e2..340eaee 100644
--- a/deployment_scripts/puppet/manifests/midonet-gateway-bgp.pp
+++ b/deployment_scripts/puppet/manifests/midonet-gateway-bgp.pp
@@ -17,17 +17,6 @@ $bgp_subnet = split($midonet_settings['bgp_cidr'], '/')
 $bgp_subnet_ip = $bgp_subnet[0]
 $bgp_subnet_cidr = $bgp_subnet[1]
 
-exec {"set down external bridge":
- path    => "/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin",
-  command => "ip link set dev br-ex down"
-} ->
-
-exec {"remove bridge ip address":
-  path    => "/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin",
-  command => "ip a del $::ipaddress_br_ex dev br-ex",
-  onlyif  => "ip -4 a | /bin/grep br-ex"
-} ->
-
 exec {"add veth interface":
   path    => "/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin",
   command => "ip link add gw-veth-br type veth peer name gw-veth-mn",