diff --git a/ansible/roles/mariadb/templates/galera.cnf.j2 b/ansible/roles/mariadb/templates/galera.cnf.j2
index 245e01ee08fc71f482be4f9cabfea12bd632b0ff..ddf6a360f57298e362d6d27843d7ad36af882581 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/mariadb/templates/galera.cnf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/mariadb/templates/galera.cnf.j2
@@ -54,11 +54,6 @@ innodb_buffer_pool_size = '{{ dynamic_pool_size_mb }}M'
 innodb_buffer_pool_size = '8192M'
 {% endif %}
 
-# The default value for innodb_lock_schedule_algorithm is VATS, but this does
-# not work with galera. Set FCFS explicitly to avoid a warning.
-# https://mariadb.com/kb/en/library/innodb-system-variables/#innodb_lock_schedule_algorithm.
-innodb_lock_schedule_algorithm = FCFS
-
 [server]
 pid-file=/var/lib/mysql/mariadb.pid