diff --git a/hooks/neutron_ovs_hooks.py b/hooks/neutron_ovs_hooks.py
index f1647461..caa05a7c 100755
--- a/hooks/neutron_ovs_hooks.py
+++ b/hooks/neutron_ovs_hooks.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ from copy import deepcopy
 from charmhelpers.contrib.openstack.utils import (
     config_value_changed,
     git_install_requested,
-    os_requires_version,
     pausable_restart_on_change as restart_on_change,
 )
 
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ from neutron_ovs_utils import (
     configure_ovs,
     configure_sriov,
     git_install,
-    get_topics,
     get_shared_secret,
     register_configs,
     restart_map,
@@ -99,8 +97,6 @@ def config_changed():
     # NOTE(fnordahl): configure_sriov must be run after CONFIGS.write_all()
     # to allow us to enable boot time execution of init script
     configure_sriov()
-    for rid in relation_ids('zeromq-configuration'):
-        zeromq_configuration_relation_joined(rid)
     for rid in relation_ids('neutron-plugin'):
         neutron_plugin_joined(relation_id=rid)
 
@@ -155,20 +151,6 @@ def amqp_changed():
     CONFIGS.write_all()
 
 
-@hooks.hook('zeromq-configuration-relation-joined')
-@os_requires_version('kilo', 'neutron-common')
-def zeromq_configuration_relation_joined(relid=None):
-    relation_set(relation_id=relid,
-                 topics=" ".join(get_topics()),
-                 users="neutron")
-
-
-@hooks.hook('zeromq-configuration-relation-changed')
-@restart_on_change(restart_map(), stopstart=True)
-def zeromq_configuration_relation_changed():
-    CONFIGS.write_all()
-
-
 @hooks.hook('neutron-control-relation-changed')
 @restart_on_change(restart_map(), stopstart=True)
 def restart_check():
diff --git a/hooks/neutron_ovs_utils.py b/hooks/neutron_ovs_utils.py
index b7ddd8ea..050c5131 100644
--- a/hooks/neutron_ovs_utils.py
+++ b/hooks/neutron_ovs_utils.py
@@ -392,18 +392,6 @@ def restart_map():
     return {k: v['services'] for k, v in resource_map().items()}
 
 
-def get_topics():
-    topics = []
-    topics.append('q-agent-notifier-port-update')
-    topics.append('q-agent-notifier-network-delete')
-    topics.append('q-agent-notifier-tunnel-update')
-    topics.append('q-agent-notifier-security_group-update')
-    topics.append('q-agent-notifier-dvr-update')
-    if context.NeutronAPIContext()()['l2_population']:
-        topics.append('q-agent-notifier-l2population-update')
-    return topics
-
-
 def services():
     """Returns a list of (unique) services associate with this charm
     Note that we drop the os-charm-phy-nic-mtu service as it's not an actual
diff --git a/hooks/zeromq-configuration-relation-changed b/hooks/zeromq-configuration-relation-changed
deleted file mode 120000
index 55aa8e52..00000000
--- a/hooks/zeromq-configuration-relation-changed
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-neutron_ovs_hooks.py
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hooks/zeromq-configuration-relation-joined b/hooks/zeromq-configuration-relation-joined
deleted file mode 120000
index 55aa8e52..00000000
--- a/hooks/zeromq-configuration-relation-joined
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-neutron_ovs_hooks.py
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/metadata.yaml b/metadata.yaml
index 4efbffdf..c1413c97 100644
--- a/metadata.yaml
+++ b/metadata.yaml
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ provides:
   neutron-control:
     interface: service-control
 requires:
+  juju-info:
+    interface: juju-info
+    scope: container
   amqp:
     interface: rabbitmq
   neutron-plugin-api:
     interface: neutron-plugin-api
-  zeromq-configuration:
-    interface: zeromq-configuration
-    scope: container
diff --git a/unit_tests/test_neutron_ovs_hooks.py b/unit_tests/test_neutron_ovs_hooks.py
index c8e75858..89c21061 100644
--- a/unit_tests/test_neutron_ovs_hooks.py
+++ b/unit_tests/test_neutron_ovs_hooks.py
@@ -119,10 +119,8 @@ class NeutronOVSHooksTests(CharmTestCase):
     def test_config_changed(self, git_requested):
         git_requested.return_value = False
         self.relation_ids.return_value = ['relid']
-        _zmq_joined = self.patch('zeromq_configuration_relation_joined')
         self._call_hook('config-changed')
         self.assertTrue(self.CONFIGS.write_all.called)
-        self.assertTrue(_zmq_joined.called_with('relid'))
         self.configure_ovs.assert_called_with()
         self.configure_sriov.assert_called_with()
 
@@ -131,7 +129,6 @@ class NeutronOVSHooksTests(CharmTestCase):
     def test_config_changed_git(self, config_val_changed, git_requested):
         git_requested.return_value = True
         self.relation_ids.return_value = ['relid']
-        _zmq_joined = self.patch('zeromq_configuration_relation_joined')
         openstack_origin_git = {
             'repositories': [
                 {'name': 'requirements',
@@ -149,7 +146,6 @@ class NeutronOVSHooksTests(CharmTestCase):
         self._call_hook('config-changed')
         self.git_install.assert_called_with(projects_yaml)
         self.assertTrue(self.CONFIGS.write_all.called)
-        self.assertTrue(_zmq_joined.called_with('relid'))
         self.configure_ovs.assert_called_with()
 
     @patch.object(hooks, 'git_install_requested')