diff --git a/ansible/roles/consul-server/templates/consul.hcl.j2 b/ansible/roles/consul-server/templates/consul.hcl.j2
index 35f1aff8..7e95eef0 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/consul-server/templates/consul.hcl.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/consul-server/templates/consul.hcl.j2
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ connect {
 telemetry {
   disable_hostname = true
   dogstatsd_addr = "localhost:8125"
-  prometheus_retention_time  = "5m"
 }
 ui_config {
   enabled = true