diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index fcffe283..41b4ca27 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -434,8 +434,11 @@ octavia_uwsgi_bind_address: "{{ openstack_service_bind_address | default('0.0.0.
 octavia_api_uwsgi_ini_overrides: {}
 
 # Set up the drivers
-octavia_enabled_provider_drivers: "{{ _octavia_enabled_provider_drivers }}"
-octavia_default_provider_driver: "{{ (octavia_coordination_enable | bool) | ternary('amphorav2', 'amphora') }}"
+octavia_enabled_provider_drivers:
+  - "amphora:'The Octavia Amphora driver.'"
+  - "amphorav2:'The Octavia Amphora v2 driver.'"
+  - "octavia:'Deprecated name of Amphora driver.'"
+octavia_default_provider_driver: "amphorav2"
 octavia_amphora_driver: amphora_haproxy_rest_driver
 octavia_compute_driver: compute_nova_driver
 octavia_network_driver: allowed_address_pairs_driver
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/octavia_amphorav2_default-6fbe0f75327def69.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/octavia_amphorav2_default-6fbe0f75327def69.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..11035f91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/octavia_amphorav2_default-6fbe0f75327def69.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    Default provider driver for Octavia has been changed to ``amphorav2``, since
+    `amphora` and `octavia` drivers are deprecated for removal.
diff --git a/templates/octavia.conf.j2 b/templates/octavia.conf.j2
index f7b82ce1..9b0b79de 100644
--- a/templates/octavia.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/octavia.conf.j2
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ auth_strategy = {{ octavia_auth_strategy }}
 allow_tls_terminated_listeners = {{ octavia_tls_listener_enabled }}
 
 default_provider_driver = {{ octavia_default_provider_driver }}
-enabled_provider_drivers = {{ octavia_enabled_provider_drivers }}
+enabled_provider_drivers = {{ octavia_enabled_provider_drivers | join(',') }}
 
 [oslo_messaging]
 topic = octavia_prov
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index 90a81921..64822d21 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -77,10 +77,3 @@ _octavia_legacy_policies:
 _octavia_jobboard_driver_map:
   zookeeper: zookeeper_taskflow_driver
   redis: redis_taskflow_driver
-
-_octavia_enabled_provider_drivers: |-
-  {% set drivers = ["amphora:'The Octavia Amphora driver.'", "octavia:'Deprecated name of Amphora driver.'"] %}
-  {% if (octavia_coordination_enable | bool) %}
-  {%   set _ = drivers.append("amphorav2:'The Octavia Amphora v2 driver.'") %}
-  {% endif %}
-  {{ drivers | join(',') }}