diff --git a/files/rootwrap.d/openvswitch-plugin.filters b/files/rootwrap.d/openvswitch-plugin.filters
index c738733b..89c44dd4 100644
--- a/files/rootwrap.d/openvswitch-plugin.filters
+++ b/files/rootwrap.d/openvswitch-plugin.filters
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ ovs-vsctl: CommandFilter, ovs-vsctl, root
 ovs-ofctl: CommandFilter, ovs-ofctl, root
 kill_ovsdb_client: KillFilter, root, /usr/bin/ovsdb-client, -9
 ovsdb-client: CommandFilter, ovsdb-client, root
-xe: CommandFilter, xe, root
 
 # ip_lib
 ip: IpFilter, ip, root