diff --git a/ansible/group_vars/all.yml b/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
index 70cec45ffb..9799483294 100644
--- a/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
+++ b/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 # The "temp" files that are created before merge need to stay persistent due
 # to the fact that ansible will register a "change" if it has to create them
 # again. Persistent files allow for idempotency
-node_templates_directory: "/usr/share/kolla/templates"
 container_config_directory: "/var/lib/kolla/config_files"
 
 # The directory to store the config files on the destination node