diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/Config.java b/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/Config.java
index 6db801ebd08..2c588bafcd8 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/Config.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/Config.java
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ public enum Config {
 	VmNetworkThrottlingRate("Network", ManagementServer.class, Integer.class, "vm.network.throttling.rate", "200", "Default data transfer rate in megabits per second allowed in User vm's default network.", null),
 
 
-	RedundantRouter("Network", ManagementServer.class, Boolean.class, "network.redundantrouter", "false", "enable/disable redundant virtual router", null),
 	SecurityGroupWorkCleanupInterval("Network", ManagementServer.class, Integer.class, "network.securitygroups.work.cleanup.interval", "120", "Time interval (seconds) in which finished work is cleaned up from the work table", null),
 	SecurityGroupWorkerThreads("Network", ManagementServer.class, Integer.class, "network.securitygroups.workers.pool.size", "50", "Number of worker threads processing the security group update work queue", null),
 	SecurityGroupWorkGlobalLockTimeout("Network", ManagementServer.class, Integer.class, "network.securitygroups.work.lock.timeout", "300", "Lock wait timeout (seconds) while updating the security group work queue", null),
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/element/VirtualRouterElement.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/element/VirtualRouterElement.java
index 02922d26105..eb77ad262b5 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/element/VirtualRouterElement.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/element/VirtualRouterElement.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ import com.cloud.network.rules.RulesManager;
 import com.cloud.network.rules.StaticNat;
 import com.cloud.network.vpn.RemoteAccessVpnElement;
 import com.cloud.offering.NetworkOffering;
+import com.cloud.offerings.NetworkOfferingVO;
 import com.cloud.offerings.dao.NetworkOfferingDao;
 import com.cloud.org.Cluster;
 import com.cloud.uservm.UserVm;
@@ -100,7 +101,6 @@ public class VirtualRouterElement extends DhcpElement implements NetworkElement,
 
     @Override
     public boolean implement(Network guestConfig, NetworkOffering offering, DeployDestination dest, ReservationContext context) throws ResourceUnavailableException, ConcurrentOperationException, InsufficientCapacityException {
-        boolean isRedundant = _configDao.getValue("network.redundantrouter").equals("true");
         if (!canHandle(guestConfig.getGuestType(), dest.getDataCenter())) {
             return false;
         }
@@ -117,13 +117,14 @@ public class VirtualRouterElement extends DhcpElement implements NetworkElement,
     @Override
     public boolean prepare(Network network, NicProfile nic, VirtualMachineProfile<? extends VirtualMachine> vm, DeployDestination dest, ReservationContext context) throws ConcurrentOperationException, InsufficientCapacityException, ResourceUnavailableException {
         if (canHandle(network.getGuestType(), dest.getDataCenter())) {
-            boolean isRedundant = _configDao.getValue("network.redundantrouter").equals("true");
             if (vm.getType() != VirtualMachine.Type.User) {
                 return false;
             }
             
             @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
             VirtualMachineProfile<UserVm> uservm = (VirtualMachineProfile<UserVm>)vm;
+            NetworkOfferingVO offering = _networkOfferingDao.findById(network.getNetworkOfferingId());
+            boolean isRedundant = offering.getRedundantRouter();
             List<DomainRouterVO> routers = _routerMgr.deployVirtualRouter(network, dest, _accountMgr.getAccount(network.getAccountId()), uservm.getParameters(), isRedundant);
             if ((routers == null) || (routers.size() == 0)) {
                 throw new ResourceUnavailableException("Can't find at least one running router!", this.getClass(), 0);
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
index 1edc929b9f8..364bf5f6469 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
@@ -1382,7 +1382,7 @@ public class VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl implements VirtualNetworkApplian
         buf.append(" template=domP type=" + type+rpFilter);
         buf.append(" name=").append(profile.getHostName());
 
-        boolean isRedundant = _configDao.getValue("network.redundantrouter").equals("true");
+        boolean isRedundant = router.getIsRedundantRouter();
         if (isRedundant) {
             buf.append(" redundant_router=1");
             List<DomainRouterVO> routers = _routerDao.listByNetworkAndRole(network.getId(), Role.DHCP_FIREWALL_LB_PASSWD_USERDATA);