diff --git a/src/devices/ovs/nm-ovsdb.c b/src/devices/ovs/nm-ovsdb.c
index a08a3647f5..a93aa70a1f 100644
--- a/src/devices/ovs/nm-ovsdb.c
+++ b/src/devices/ovs/nm-ovsdb.c
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ typedef struct {
 enum {
 	DEVICE_ADDED,
 	DEVICE_REMOVED,
-	DEVICE_CHANGED,
 	LAST_SIGNAL
 };
 
@@ -925,8 +924,6 @@ ovsdb_got_update (NMOvsdb *self, json_t *msg)
 				_LOGT ("changed an '%s' interface: %s%s%s", type, ovs_interface->name,
 				       ovs_interface->connection_uuid ? ", " : "",
 				       ovs_interface->connection_uuid ?: "");
-				g_signal_emit (self, signals[DEVICE_CHANGED], 0,
-				               "ovs-interface", ovs_interface->name);
 			} else {
 				_LOGT ("added an '%s' interface: %s%s%s",
 				       ovs_interface->type, ovs_interface->name,
@@ -980,8 +977,6 @@ ovsdb_got_update (NMOvsdb *self, json_t *msg)
 				_LOGT ("changed a port: %s%s%s", ovs_port->name,
 				       ovs_port->connection_uuid ? ", " : "",
 				       ovs_port->connection_uuid ?: "");
-				g_signal_emit (self, signals[DEVICE_CHANGED], 0,
-				               NM_SETTING_OVS_PORT_SETTING_NAME, ovs_port->name);
 			} else {
 				_LOGT ("added a port: %s%s%s", ovs_port->name,
 				       ovs_port->connection_uuid ? ", " : "",
@@ -1030,8 +1025,6 @@ ovsdb_got_update (NMOvsdb *self, json_t *msg)
 				_LOGT ("changed a bridge: %s%s%s", ovs_bridge->name,
 				       ovs_bridge->connection_uuid ? ", " : "",
 				       ovs_bridge->connection_uuid ?: "");
-				g_signal_emit (self, signals[DEVICE_CHANGED], 0,
-				               NM_SETTING_OVS_BRIDGE_SETTING_NAME, ovs_bridge->name);
 			} else {
 				_LOGT ("added a bridge: %s%s%s", ovs_bridge->name,
 				       ovs_bridge->connection_uuid ? ", " : "",
@@ -1592,11 +1585,4 @@ nm_ovsdb_class_init (NMOvsdbClass *klass)
 		              G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
 		              0, NULL, NULL, NULL,
 		              G_TYPE_NONE, 2, G_TYPE_POINTER, G_TYPE_UINT);
-
-	signals[DEVICE_CHANGED] =
-		g_signal_new (NM_OVSDB_DEVICE_CHANGED,
-		              G_OBJECT_CLASS_TYPE (object_class),
-		              G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
-		              0, NULL, NULL, NULL,
-		              G_TYPE_NONE, 2, G_TYPE_POINTER, G_TYPE_UINT);
 }
diff --git a/src/devices/ovs/nm-ovsdb.h b/src/devices/ovs/nm-ovsdb.h
index cf9fe2a21b..c7f391fe31 100644
--- a/src/devices/ovs/nm-ovsdb.h
+++ b/src/devices/ovs/nm-ovsdb.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 
 #define NM_OVSDB_DEVICE_ADDED   "device-added"
 #define NM_OVSDB_DEVICE_REMOVED "device-removed"
-#define NM_OVSDB_DEVICE_CHANGED "device-changed"
 
 typedef struct _NMOvsdb NMOvsdb;
 typedef struct _NMOvsdbClass NMOvsdbClass;