diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/virt/xenapi/test_vif.py b/nova/tests/unit/virt/xenapi/test_vif.py
index e5f419ca96..917a44cf21 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/virt/xenapi/test_vif.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/virt/xenapi/test_vif.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def fake_call_xenapi(method, *args):
             return {'uuid': fake_vif['uuid'],
                     'MAC': fake_vif['address'],
                     'network': 'fake_network',
-                    'other_config': {'nicira-iface-id': fake_vif['id']}
+                    'other_config': {'neutron-port-id': fake_vif['id']}
                     }
         else:
             raise exception.Exception("Failed get vif record")
@@ -293,7 +293,6 @@ class XenAPIOpenVswitchDriverTestCase(XenVIFDriverTestBase):
                         'MAC': fake_vif['address'],
                         'network': 'fake_network',
                         'other_config': {
-                            'nicira-iface-id': 'fake-nicira-iface-id',
                             'neutron-port-id': 'fake-neutron-port-id'}
                        }
         mock_VIF_get_record = self.mock_patch_object(
@@ -327,7 +326,6 @@ class XenAPIOpenVswitchDriverTestCase(XenVIFDriverTestBase):
                         'MAC': fake_vif['address'],
                         'network': 'fake_network',
                         'other_config': {
-                            'nicira-iface-id': 'fake-nicira-iface-id',
                             'neutron-port-id': 'fake-neutron-port-id'}
                        }
         mock_VIF_get_record = self.mock_patch_object(
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/virt/xenapi/test_vmops.py b/nova/tests/unit/virt/xenapi/test_vmops.py
index 98e38468aa..2540f3165a 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/virt/xenapi/test_vmops.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/virt/xenapi/test_vmops.py
@@ -1793,8 +1793,8 @@ class LiveMigrateHelperTestCase(VMOpsTestBase):
                                'get_other_config') as mock_other_config, \
              mock.patch.object(self._session.VM,
                               'get_VIFs') as mock_get_vif:
-            mock_other_config.side_effect = [{'nicira-iface-id': 'vif_id_a'},
-                                             {'nicira-iface-id': 'vif_id_b'}]
+            mock_other_config.side_effect = [{'neutron-port-id': 'vif_id_a'},
+                                             {'neutron-port-id': 'vif_id_b'}]
             mock_get_vif.return_value = ['vif_ref1']
             vif_uuid_map = {'': 'default_net_ref'}
             vif_map = self.vmops._generate_vif_network_map('vm_ref',
diff --git a/nova/virt/xenapi/vif.py b/nova/virt/xenapi/vif.py
index ef2e19dcb0..b8c6c0cec7 100644
--- a/nova/virt/xenapi/vif.py
+++ b/nova/virt/xenapi/vif.py
@@ -274,9 +274,7 @@ class XenAPIOpenVswitchDriver(XenVIFDriver):
         vif_rec['MTU'] = '1500'
         vif_rec['qos_algorithm_type'] = ''
         vif_rec['qos_algorithm_params'] = {}
-        # Deprecated: 'niciria-iface-id', will remove it in the next release
-        vif_rec['other_config'] = {'nicira-iface-id': vif['id'],
-                                   'neutron-port-id': vif['id']}
+        vif_rec['other_config'] = {'neutron-port-id': vif['id']}
         vif_ref = self._create_vif(vif, vif_rec, vm_ref)
 
         # call XenAPI to plug vif
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/remove-deprecated-nicira-iface-id-in-xenserver-870bfab82f22cac1.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/remove-deprecated-nicira-iface-id-in-xenserver-870bfab82f22cac1.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6cc2ae8a96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/remove-deprecated-nicira-iface-id-in-xenserver-870bfab82f22cac1.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    Setting of 'nicira-iface-id' in XenServer VIF's other-config
+    field by XenAPI driver has been removed to avoid VM booting
+    timeout problem when using neutron polling mode.
+    It was previously deprecated in Pike.