diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/files/mock/site-defaults.cfg b/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/files/mock/site-defaults.cfg
index 63cbbb5e60..f1b3e9eb4e 100644
--- a/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/files/mock/site-defaults.cfg
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/files/mock/site-defaults.cfg
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ config_opts['plugin_conf']['tmpfs_opts']['max_fs_size'] = '75g'
 config_opts['plugin_conf']['tmpfs_opts']['mode'] = '0755'
 config_opts['plugin_conf']['tmpfs_opts']['keep_mounted'] = False
 
-config_opts['yum_command'] = '/usr/bin/yum-deprecated'
 config_opts['nosync'] = True
 
 config_opts['plugin_conf']['chroot_scan_enable'] = True