diff --git a/roles/ceph-osd/templates/ceph-osd-run.sh.j2 b/roles/ceph-osd/templates/ceph-osd-run.sh.j2
index 55e2b946c..0c2cab348 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-osd/templates/ceph-osd-run.sh.j2
+++ b/roles/ceph-osd/templates/ceph-osd-run.sh.j2
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ numactl \
   --privileged=true \
   --pid=host \
   --ipc=host \
-  --ulimit nofile=1024:4096 \
   {% if osd_objectstore == 'filestore' -%}
   --memory={{ ceph_osd_docker_memory_limit }} \
   {% endif -%}