diff --git a/roles/ceph-mds/tasks/create_mds_filesystems.yml b/roles/ceph-mds/tasks/create_mds_filesystems.yml
index f9a6e5a74..63dd56a1d 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-mds/tasks/create_mds_filesystems.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-mds/tasks/create_mds_filesystems.yml
@@ -63,13 +63,6 @@
   when:
     - check_existing_cephfs.rc != 0
 
-- name: allow multimds
-  command: "{{ docker_exec_cmd | default('') }} ceph --cluster {{ cluster }} fs set {{ cephfs }} allow_multimds true --yes-i-really-mean-it"
-  changed_when: false
-  delegate_to: "{{ groups[mon_group_name][0] }}"
-  when:
-    - ceph_release_num[ceph_release] == ceph_release_num.luminous
-
 - name: set max_mds
   command: "{{ docker_exec_cmd | default('') }} ceph --cluster {{ cluster }} fs set {{ cephfs }} max_mds {{ mds_max_mds }}"
   changed_when: false