diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_vif.py b/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_vif.py
index 320a4a6bc48a..33a1467c3123 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_vif.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_vif.py
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ from nova.virt.libvirt import vif
 
 CONF = cfg.CONF
 
-MIN_LIBVIRT_VHOSTUSER_MQ = vif.MIN_LIBVIRT_VHOSTUSER_MQ
-
 
 class LibvirtVifTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
 
@@ -632,8 +630,7 @@ class LibvirtVifTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
     def test_virtio_multiqueue_in_kernel_4(self, mock_uname):
         self._test_virtio_multiqueue(10, '10')
 
-    @mock.patch.object(host.Host, "has_min_version")
-    def test_vhostuser_os_vif_multiqueue(self, has_min_version):
+    def test_vhostuser_os_vif_multiqueue(self):
         d = vif.LibvirtGenericVIFDriver()
         hostimpl = host.Host("qemu:///system")
         image_meta = objects.ImageMeta.from_dict(
@@ -655,18 +652,10 @@ class LibvirtVifTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(4, conf.vhost_queues)
         self.assertEqual('vhost', conf.driver_name)
 
-        has_min_version.return_value = True
         d._set_config_VIFVHostUser(self.instance, self.os_vif_vhostuser,
                                    conf, hostimpl)
         self.assertEqual(4, conf.vhost_queues)
         self.assertIsNone(conf.driver_name)
-        has_min_version.assert_called_once_with(MIN_LIBVIRT_VHOSTUSER_MQ)
-
-        has_min_version.return_value = False
-        d._set_config_VIFVHostUser(self.instance, self.os_vif_vhostuser,
-                                   conf, hostimpl)
-        self.assertIsNone(conf.vhost_queues)
-        self.assertIsNone(conf.driver_name)
 
     def _test_virtio_config_queue_sizes(
             self, vnic_type=network_model.VNIC_TYPE_NORMAL):
@@ -1373,20 +1362,6 @@ class LibvirtVifTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
           </devices>
         </domain>""", xml)
 
-    def test_vhostuser_no_queues(self):
-        d = vif.LibvirtGenericVIFDriver()
-        image_meta = objects.ImageMeta.from_dict(
-            {'properties': {'hw_vif_model': 'virtio',
-                            'hw_vif_multiqueue_enabled': 'true'}})
-        xml = self._get_instance_xml(d, self.vif_vhostuser, image_meta,
-                                     has_min_libvirt_version=False)
-        node = self._get_node(xml)
-        self.assertEqual(node.get("type"),
-                         network_model.VIF_TYPE_VHOSTUSER)
-        self._assertMacEquals(node, self.vif_vhostuser)
-        driver = node.find("driver")
-        self.assertIsNone(driver, None)
-
     def test_vhostuser_driver_no_path(self):
         d = vif.LibvirtGenericVIFDriver()
 
diff --git a/nova/virt/libvirt/vif.py b/nova/virt/libvirt/vif.py
index b1c6b3e3f1c9..e9d8e4601cb9 100644
--- a/nova/virt/libvirt/vif.py
+++ b/nova/virt/libvirt/vif.py
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 CONF = nova.conf.CONF
 
-# vhostuser queues support
-MIN_LIBVIRT_VHOSTUSER_MQ = (1, 2, 17)
 #  vlan tag for macvtap passthrough mode on SRIOV VFs
 MIN_LIBVIRT_MACVTAP_PASSTHROUGH_VLAN = (1, 3, 5)
 # setting interface mtu was intoduced in libvirt 3.3, We also need to
@@ -448,12 +446,6 @@ class LibvirtGenericVIFDriver(object):
         designer.set_vif_host_backend_vhostuser_config(
             conf, mode, sock_path, rx_queue_size, tx_queue_size)
 
-        # (vladikr) Not setting up driver and queues for vhostuser
-        # as queues are not supported in Libvirt until version 1.2.17
-        if not host.has_min_version(MIN_LIBVIRT_VHOSTUSER_MQ):
-            LOG.debug('Queues are not a vhostuser supported feature.')
-            conf.vhost_queues = None
-
         return conf
 
     def _get_virtio_queue_sizes(self, host):
@@ -533,9 +525,6 @@ class LibvirtGenericVIFDriver(object):
         rx_queue_size, tx_queue_size = self._get_virtio_queue_sizes(host)
         designer.set_vif_host_backend_vhostuser_config(
             conf, vif.mode, vif.path, rx_queue_size, tx_queue_size)
-        if not host.has_min_version(MIN_LIBVIRT_VHOSTUSER_MQ):
-            LOG.debug('Queues are not a vhostuser supported feature.')
-            conf.vhost_queues = None
 
     def _set_config_VIFHostDevice(self, instance, vif, conf, host=None):
         if vif.dev_type == osv_fields.VIFHostDeviceDevType.ETHERNET: