diff --git a/ansible/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2 b/ansible/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
index 726fa7f742..56e8a13e8a 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ global
 
 defaults
   log global
-  mode http
   option redispatch
   option httplog
   option forwardfor