diff --git a/neutron/agent/metadata/driver.py b/neutron/agent/metadata/driver.py
index 52c3946b57a..16e78a91da2 100644
--- a/neutron/agent/metadata/driver.py
+++ b/neutron/agent/metadata/driver.py
@@ -196,14 +196,6 @@ class MetadataDriver(object):
                  {'interface_name': namespaces.INTERNAL_DEV_PREFIX + '+',
                   'port': port})]
 
-    @classmethod
-    def metadata_checksum_rules(cls, port):
-        return [('POSTROUTING', '-o %(interface_name)s '
-                 '-p tcp -m tcp --sport %(port)s -j CHECKSUM '
-                 '--checksum-fill' %
-                 {'interface_name': namespaces.INTERNAL_DEV_PREFIX + '+',
-                  'port': port})]
-
     @classmethod
     def _get_metadata_proxy_user_group(cls, conf):
         user = conf.metadata_proxy_user or str(os.geteuid())
@@ -279,8 +271,6 @@ def after_router_added(resource, event, l3_agent, **kwargs):
         router.iptables_manager.ipv4['filter'].add_rule(c, r)
     for c, r in proxy.metadata_nat_rules(proxy.metadata_port):
         router.iptables_manager.ipv4['nat'].add_rule(c, r)
-    for c, r in proxy.metadata_checksum_rules(proxy.metadata_port):
-        router.iptables_manager.ipv4['mangle'].add_rule(c, r)
     router.iptables_manager.apply()
 
     if not isinstance(router, ha_router.HaRouter):
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/agent/metadata/test_driver.py b/neutron/tests/unit/agent/metadata/test_driver.py
index d0dbdb1bfdf..d14f8dd2fba 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/agent/metadata/test_driver.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/agent/metadata/test_driver.py
@@ -52,13 +52,6 @@ class TestMetadataDriverRules(base.BaseTestCase):
             rules,
             metadata_driver.MetadataDriver.metadata_filter_rules(9697, '0x1'))
 
-    def test_metadata_checksum_rules(self):
-        rules = ('POSTROUTING', '-o qr-+ -p tcp -m tcp --sport 9697 '
-                 '-j CHECKSUM --checksum-fill')
-        self.assertEqual(
-            [rules],
-            metadata_driver.MetadataDriver.metadata_checksum_rules(9697))
-
 
 class TestMetadataDriverProcess(base.BaseTestCase):