diff --git a/roles/etcd/templates/etcd.j2 b/roles/etcd/templates/etcd.j2
index d916a7570..9ac08e073 100644
--- a/roles/etcd/templates/etcd.j2
+++ b/roles/etcd/templates/etcd.j2
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
   {% if etcd_memory_limit is defined %}
   --memory={{ etcd_memory_limit|regex_replace('Mi', 'M') }} \
   {% endif %}
-  --oom-kill-disable \
   {% if etcd_cpu_limit is defined %}
   --cpu-shares={{ etcd_cpu_limit|regex_replace('m', '') }} \
   {% endif %}