diff --git a/manifests/network.pp b/manifests/network.pp
index 8fda75b4..b38bbfcf 100644
--- a/manifests/network.pp
+++ b/manifests/network.pp
@@ -81,13 +81,11 @@ class cloud::network(
   }
 
   if $::osfamily == 'RedHat' {
-    $gre_module_name = 'ip_gre'
-  } else {
-    $gre_module_name = 'gre'
+    kmod::install { 'ip_gre':
+      command => 'install ip_gre /sbin/modprobe ip_gre'
+    }
   }
 
-  kmod::install { $gre_module_name: }
-
   class { 'neutron':
     allow_overlapping_ips   => true,
     verbose                 => $verbose,
diff --git a/spec/classes/cloud_compute_hypervisor_spec.rb b/spec/classes/cloud_compute_hypervisor_spec.rb
index 1de9901c..a30e4f55 100644
--- a/spec/classes/cloud_compute_hypervisor_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/cloud_compute_hypervisor_spec.rb
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ describe 'cloud::compute::hypervisor' do
           :network_vlan_ranges    => ['physnet1:1000:2999'],
           :enable_security_group  => 'neutron.agent.linux.iptables_firewall.OVSHybridIptablesFirewallDriver'
       )
-      should contain_kmod__install(platform_params[:gre_module_name])
     end
 
     it 'configure neutron on compute node' do
diff --git a/spec/classes/cloud_network_controller_spec.rb b/spec/classes/cloud_network_controller_spec.rb
index 213ccda2..e95a4098 100644
--- a/spec/classes/cloud_network_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/cloud_network_controller_spec.rb
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ describe 'cloud::network::controller' do
           :network_vlan_ranges    => ['physnet1:1000:2999'],
           :enable_security_group  => 'neutron.agent.linux.iptables_firewall.OVSHybridIptablesFirewallDriver'
       )
-      should contain_kmod__install(platform_params[:gre_module_name])
     end
 
     it 'configure neutron server' do
diff --git a/spec/classes/cloud_network_dhcp_spec.rb b/spec/classes/cloud_network_dhcp_spec.rb
index c29d5c67..5f863045 100644
--- a/spec/classes/cloud_network_dhcp_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/cloud_network_dhcp_spec.rb
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ describe 'cloud::network::dhcp' do
           :network_vlan_ranges    => ['physnet1:1000:2999'],
           :enable_security_group  => 'neutron.agent.linux.iptables_firewall.OVSHybridIptablesFirewallDriver'
       )
-      should contain_kmod__install(platform_params[:gre_module_name])
     end
 
     it 'configure neutron dhcp' do
diff --git a/spec/classes/cloud_network_l3_spec.rb b/spec/classes/cloud_network_l3_spec.rb
index ed38e1e9..69ea1270 100644
--- a/spec/classes/cloud_network_l3_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/cloud_network_l3_spec.rb
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ describe 'cloud::network::l3' do
           :network_vlan_ranges    => ['physnet1:1000:2999'],
           :enable_security_group  => 'neutron.agent.linux.iptables_firewall.OVSHybridIptablesFirewallDriver'
       )
-      should contain_kmod__install(platform_params[:gre_module_name])
     end
 
     it 'configure neutron l3' do
diff --git a/spec/classes/cloud_network_lbaas_spec.rb b/spec/classes/cloud_network_lbaas_spec.rb
index c19d812e..a83c5747 100644
--- a/spec/classes/cloud_network_lbaas_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/cloud_network_lbaas_spec.rb
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ describe 'cloud::network::lbaas' do
           :network_vlan_ranges    => ['physnet1:1000:2999'],
           :enable_security_group  => 'neutron.agent.linux.iptables_firewall.OVSHybridIptablesFirewallDriver'
       )
-      should contain_kmod__install(platform_params[:gre_module_name])
     end
 
     it 'configure neutron lbaas' do
diff --git a/spec/classes/cloud_network_metadata_spec.rb b/spec/classes/cloud_network_metadata_spec.rb
index 2f159062..d090a2eb 100644
--- a/spec/classes/cloud_network_metadata_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/cloud_network_metadata_spec.rb
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ describe 'cloud::network::metadata' do
           :network_vlan_ranges    => ['physnet1:1000:2999'],
           :enable_security_group  => 'neutron.agent.linux.iptables_firewall.OVSHybridIptablesFirewallDriver'
       )
-      should contain_kmod__install(platform_params[:gre_module_name])
     end
 
     it 'configure neutron metadata' do
diff --git a/spec/classes/cloud_network_vpn_spec.rb b/spec/classes/cloud_network_vpn_spec.rb
index bcaf08c0..cc3362ca 100644
--- a/spec/classes/cloud_network_vpn_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/cloud_network_vpn_spec.rb
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ describe 'cloud::network::vpn' do
           :network_vlan_ranges    => ['physnet1:1000:2999'],
           :enable_security_group  => 'neutron.agent.linux.iptables_firewall.OVSHybridIptablesFirewallDriver'
       )
-      should contain_kmod__install(platform_params[:gre_module_name])
     end
 
     it 'configure neutron vpnaas' do