diff --git a/roles/mariadb/templates/.my.cnf.j2 b/roles/mariadb/templates/.my.cnf.j2
index 04539fe..efe928d 100644
--- a/roles/mariadb/templates/.my.cnf.j2
+++ b/roles/mariadb/templates/.my.cnf.j2
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 [client]
 user=root
 password='{{ mariadb_root_password }}'
-login_unix_socket='{{ mariadb_login_unix_socket }}'