diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/api/ApiConstants.java b/api/src/com/cloud/api/ApiConstants.java
index 2c1a2c2aa8a..8b5e64646a8 100755
--- a/api/src/com/cloud/api/ApiConstants.java
+++ b/api/src/com/cloud/api/ApiConstants.java
@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@ public class ApiConstants {
     public static final String PRIVATE_MAC_ADDRESS = "privatemacaddress";
     public static final String PRIVATE_NETMASK = "privatenetmask";
     public static final String PRIVATE_NETWORK_ID = "privatenetworkid";
-    public static final String USE_EXTERNAL_DHCP = "useexternaldhcp";
     public static final String PING_STORAGE_SERVER_IP = "pingstorageserverip";
     public static final String PING_DIR = "pingdir";
     public static final String TFTP_DIR = "tftpdir";
diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/CreatePodCmd.java b/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/CreatePodCmd.java
index ec3716cdd35..1d8e787603e 100644
--- a/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/CreatePodCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/CreatePodCmd.java
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ public class CreatePodCmd extends BaseCmd {
     @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.ZONE_ID, type=CommandType.LONG, required=true, description="the Zone ID in which the Pod will be created	")
     private Long zoneId;
     
-    @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.USE_EXTERNAL_DHCP, type=CommandType.BOOLEAN, description="whether use external dhcp server, true/false, default is false ")
-    private Boolean useExternalDhcp;
-
 
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /////////////////// Accessors ///////////////////////
@@ -87,12 +84,7 @@ public class CreatePodCmd extends BaseCmd {
 
     public Long getZoneId() {
         return zoneId;
-    }
-    
-    public Boolean getUseExternalDhcp() {
-    	return useExternalDhcp;
-    }
-
+    }    
 
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /////////////// API Implementation///////////////////
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManager.java b/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManager.java
index 5e53c3a9e81..194526cfd6d 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManager.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManager.java
@@ -93,10 +93,9 @@ public interface ConfigurationManager extends ConfigurationService, Manager {
 	 * @param cidr
 	 * @param startIp
 	 * @param endIp
-	 * @param useExternalDhcp
 	 * @return Pod
 	 */
-	HostPodVO createPod(long userId, String podName, long zoneId, String gateway, String cidr, String startIp, String endIp, Boolean useExternalDhcp);
+	HostPodVO createPod(long userId, String podName, long zoneId, String gateway, String cidr, String startIp, String endIp);
 
 
     /**
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java
index 64fe16b823e..2980955896f 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java
@@ -684,14 +684,12 @@ public class ConfigurationManagerImpl implements ConfigurationManager, Configura
         Long zoneId = cmd.getZoneId();
         String cidr = NetUtils.ipAndNetMaskToCidr(gateway, netmask);
         Long userId = UserContext.current().getCallerUserId();
-        Boolean useExternalDhcp = cmd.getUseExternalDhcp();
-        useExternalDhcp = (useExternalDhcp == null ? false : useExternalDhcp);
         
-        return createPod(userId.longValue(), name, zoneId, gateway, cidr, startIp, endIp, useExternalDhcp);
+        return createPod(userId.longValue(), name, zoneId, gateway, cidr, startIp, endIp);
     }
 
     @Override @DB
-    public HostPodVO createPod(long userId, String podName, long zoneId, String gateway, String cidr, String startIp, String endIp, Boolean useExternalDhcp)  {
+    public HostPodVO createPod(long userId, String podName, long zoneId, String gateway, String cidr, String startIp, String endIp)  {
         
         // Check if the zone is valid
         if (!validZone(zoneId)) {
@@ -719,7 +717,7 @@ public class ConfigurationManagerImpl implements ConfigurationManager, Configura
 			throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Start ip is required parameter");
 		}
 		
-		HostPodVO pod = new HostPodVO(podName, zoneId, gateway, cidrAddress, cidrSize, ipRange, useExternalDhcp);
+		HostPodVO pod = new HostPodVO(podName, zoneId, gateway, cidrAddress, cidrSize, ipRange);
 		
 		Transaction txn = Transaction.currentTxn();
 		txn.start();
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/dc/HostPodVO.java b/server/src/com/cloud/dc/HostPodVO.java
index dc358278a0e..dfd67b65e25 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/dc/HostPodVO.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/dc/HostPodVO.java
@@ -55,14 +55,14 @@ public class HostPodVO implements Pod {
 	@Column(name = "external_dhcp")
 	private Boolean externalDhcp;
 
-	public HostPodVO(String name, long dcId, String gateway, String cidrAddress, int cidrSize, String description, Boolean externalDhcp) {
+	public HostPodVO(String name, long dcId, String gateway, String cidrAddress, int cidrSize, String description) {
 		this.name = name;
 		this.dataCenterId = dcId;
 		this.gateway = gateway;
 		this.cidrAddress = cidrAddress;
 		this.cidrSize = cidrSize;
 		this.description = description;
-		this.externalDhcp = externalDhcp;
+		this.externalDhcp = false;
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/server/ConfigurationServerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/server/ConfigurationServerImpl.java
index 092ba7057f6..d3834b57e98 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/server/ConfigurationServerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/server/ConfigurationServerImpl.java
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ public class ConfigurationServerImpl implements ConfigurationServer {
             ipRange = "";
         }
         
-        HostPodVO pod = new HostPodVO(podName, zoneId, gateway, cidrAddress, cidrSize, ipRange, false);
+        HostPodVO pod = new HostPodVO(podName, zoneId, gateway, cidrAddress, cidrSize, ipRange);
         Transaction txn = Transaction.currentTxn();
         try {
             txn.start();