diff --git a/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_p/implementation/listener_mgr.py b/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_p/implementation/listener_mgr.py
index 5d7dc7ac24..505e3b3d3a 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_p/implementation/listener_mgr.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_p/implementation/listener_mgr.py
@@ -94,8 +94,13 @@ class EdgeListenerManagerFromDict(base_mgr.NsxpLoadbalancerBaseManager):
             kwargs['tags'] = tags
         if listener['connection_limit'] != -1:
             kwargs['max_concurrent_connections'] = listener['connection_limit']
-        if listener['default_pool_id']:
-            kwargs['pool_id'] = listener['default_pool_id']
+        if 'default_pool_id' in listener:
+            if listener['default_pool_id']:
+                kwargs['pool_id'] = listener['default_pool_id']
+            else:
+                # Remove the default pool
+                kwargs['pool_id'] = ''
+                kwargs['lb_persistence_profile_id'] = ''
         if certificate:
             ssl_profile_binding = self._upload_certificate(
                 listener['id'], listener['default_tls_container_id'], tags,
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_v3/implementation/listener_mgr.py b/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_v3/implementation/listener_mgr.py
index 7ba4f7da24..479f169890 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_v3/implementation/listener_mgr.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_v3/implementation/listener_mgr.py
@@ -57,12 +57,18 @@ class EdgeListenerManagerFromDict(base_mgr.Nsxv3LoadbalancerBaseManager):
         if listener['connection_limit'] != -1:
             kwargs['max_concurrent_connections'] = \
                 listener['connection_limit']
-        if listener['default_pool_id']:
-            pool_binding = nsx_db.get_nsx_lbaas_pool_binding(
-                context.session, listener['loadbalancer']['id'],
-                listener['default_pool_id'])
-            if pool_binding:
-                kwargs['pool_id'] = pool_binding.get('lb_pool_id')
+        if 'default_pool_id' in listener:
+            if listener['default_pool_id']:
+                pool_binding = nsx_db.get_nsx_lbaas_pool_binding(
+                    context.session, listener['loadbalancer']['id'],
+                    listener['default_pool_id'])
+                if pool_binding:
+                    kwargs['pool_id'] = pool_binding.get('lb_pool_id')
+            else:
+                # Remove the default pool
+                kwargs['pool_id'] = None
+                kwargs['persistence_profile_id'] = ''
+
         ssl_profile_binding = self._get_ssl_profile_binding(
             tags, certificate=certificate)
         if (listener['protocol'] == lb_const.LB_PROTOCOL_TERMINATED_HTTPS and
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/services/lbaas/test_nsxp_driver.py b/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/services/lbaas/test_nsxp_driver.py
index 88bafcc32a..6adc896247 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/services/lbaas/test_nsxp_driver.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/services/lbaas/test_nsxp_driver.py
@@ -453,7 +453,9 @@ class TestEdgeLbaasV2Listener(BaseTestEdgeLbaasV2):
                 name=mock.ANY,
                 ports=[listener['protocol_port']],
                 max_concurrent_connections=None,
-                virtual_server_id=listener_id)
+                virtual_server_id=listener_id,
+                pool_id='',
+                lb_persistence_profile_id='')
             self.assertTrue(self.last_completor_called)
             self.assertTrue(self.last_completor_succees)
 
@@ -489,7 +491,9 @@ class TestEdgeLbaasV2Listener(BaseTestEdgeLbaasV2):
                 name=mock.ANY,
                 ports=[self.terminated_https_listener_dict['protocol_port']],
                 max_concurrent_connections=None,
-                virtual_server_id=HTTPS_LISTENER_ID)
+                virtual_server_id=HTTPS_LISTENER_ID,
+                pool_id='',
+                lb_persistence_profile_id='')
             self.assertTrue(self.last_completor_called)
             self.assertTrue(self.last_completor_succees)