diff --git a/roles/ceph-common/templates/ceph.conf.j2 b/roles/ceph-common/templates/ceph.conf.j2
index ebff7b59e..35de51a2d 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-common/templates/ceph.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/ceph-common/templates/ceph.conf.j2
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ public_network = {{ public_network }}
 {% if cluster_network is defined %}
 cluster_network = {{ cluster_network }}
 {% endif %}
-max open files = {{ max_open_files }}
 {% if common_single_host_mode is defined %}
 osd crush chooseleaf type = 0
 {% endif %}