diff --git a/ansible/roles/searchlight/templates/searchlight.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/searchlight/templates/searchlight.conf.j2
index 2b1ff359c2..a0bb7a6d53 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/searchlight/templates/searchlight.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/searchlight/templates/searchlight.conf.j2
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 [DEFAULT]
 debug = {{ searchlight_logging_debug }}
 
-policy_file = /etc/searchlight/policy.json
 log_dir = /var/log/kolla/searchlight
 transport_url = {{ rpc_transport_url }}