diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-base/defaults/main.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-base/defaults/main.yml
index 04020753f..c155fda7e 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-base/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-base/defaults/main.yml
@@ -177,9 +177,6 @@ matrix_identity_server_url: ~
 matrix_integration_manager_rest_url: ~
 matrix_integration_manager_ui_url: ~
 
-# The Docker network that all services would be put into
-matrix_docker_network: "matrix"
-
 matrix_homeserver_container_extra_arguments_auto: []
 matrix_homeserver_app_service_config_files_auto: []
 
diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-base/tasks/setup_matrix_base.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-base/tasks/setup_matrix_base.yml
index 3d95af020..448ac7693 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-base/tasks/setup_matrix_base.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-base/tasks/setup_matrix_base.yml
@@ -11,11 +11,6 @@
     - "{{ matrix_base_data_path }}"
     - "{{ matrix_bin_path }}"
 
-- name: Ensure Matrix network is created in Docker
-  community.docker.docker_network:
-    name: "{{ matrix_docker_network }}"
-    driver: bridge
-
 - name: Ensure remove-all script created
   ansible.builtin.template:
     src: "{{ role_path }}/templates/bin/remove-all.j2"
diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix_playbook_migration/tasks/validate_config.yml b/roles/custom/matrix_playbook_migration/tasks/validate_config.yml
index 364805c7c..801f470e2 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix_playbook_migration/tasks/validate_config.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix_playbook_migration/tasks/validate_config.yml
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@
     - {'old': 'matrix_prometheus_services_proxy_connect_prometheus_node_exporter_matrix_nginx_proxy_not_enabled_proxy_pass_host', 'new': '<removed>'}
     - {'old': 'matrix_prometheus_services_proxy_connect_prometheus_postgres_exporter_metrics_proxying_enabled', 'new': '<removed>'}
     - {'old': 'matrix_prometheus_services_proxy_connect_prometheus_postgres_exporter_matrix_nginx_proxy_not_enabled_proxy_pass_host', 'new': '<removed>'}
+    - {'old': 'matrix_docker_network', 'new': '<removed in favor of various other variables - matrix_addons_container_network, matrix_monitoring_container_network, matrix_homeserver_container_network, etc.>'}
 
 - name: (Deprecation) Catch and report matrix_postgres variables
   ansible.builtin.fail: