diff --git a/utils/os_client.py b/utils/os_client.py
index d00e662..0e2ab23 100644
--- a/utils/os_client.py
+++ b/utils/os_client.py
@@ -223,7 +223,6 @@
 class OSCliActions(object):
     def __init__(self, os_clients):
         self.os_clients = os_clients
-        self.create_fake_ext_net = False
 
     def get_project_by_name(self, name):
         return self.os_clients.auth.projects.find(
@@ -241,37 +240,6 @@
             net = self.create_network_resources()
         return net
 
-    def create_fake_external_network(self):
-        logger.info(
-            "Could not find any external network, creating a fake one...")
-        net_name = "spt-ext-net-{}".format(random.randrange(100, 999))
-        net_body = {"network": {"name": net_name,
-                                "router:external": True,
-                                "provider:network_type": "local"}}
-        try:
-            ext_net = \
-                self.os_clients.network.create_network(net_body)['network']
-            logger.info("Created a fake external net {}".format(net_name))
-        except Exception as e:
-            # in case 'local' net type is absent, create with default type
-            net_body["network"].pop('provider:network_type', None)
-            ext_net = \
-                self.os_clients.network.create_network(net_body)['network']
-        subnet_name = "spt-ext-subnet-{}".format(random.randrange(100, 999))
-        subnet_body = {
-            "subnet": {
-                "name": subnet_name,
-                "network_id": ext_net["id"],
-                "ip_version": 4,
-                "cidr": "10.255.255.0/24",
-                "allocation_pools": [{"start": "10.255.255.100",
-                                      "end": "10.255.255.200"}]
-            }
-        }
-        self.os_clients.network.create_subnet(subnet_body)
-        self.create_fake_ext_net = True
-        return ext_net
-
     def get_external_network(self):
         config = utils.get_configuration()
         ext_net = config.get('external_network') or ''
@@ -291,7 +259,7 @@
             ext_net = networks[0]
             logger.info("Using external net '{}'".format(ext_net["name"]))
         else:
-            ext_net = self.create_fake_external_network()
+            return None
         return ext_net
 
     def create_flavor(self, name, ram=256, vcpus=1, disk=2):