diff --git a/roles/mirrormanager/frontend2/templates/mirrormanager2.cfg b/roles/mirrormanager/frontend2/templates/mirrormanager2.cfg
index 7dafaf478e..2bdd602733 100644
--- a/roles/mirrormanager/frontend2/templates/mirrormanager2.cfg
+++ b/roles/mirrormanager/frontend2/templates/mirrormanager2.cfg
@@ -170,10 +170,6 @@ CRAWLER_RSYNC_PARAMETERS = '--no-motd --timeout 14400'
 # Specify whether the crawler should send a report by email
 CRAWLER_SEND_EMAIL =  False
 
-# Specify additional rsync parameters for the crawler
-# --timeout 14400: abort rsync crawl after 4 hours
-CRAWLER_RSYNC_PARAMETERS = '--no-motd --timeout 14400'
-
 # If a host fails for CRAWLER_AUTO_DISABLE times in a row
 # the host will be disable automatically (user_active)
 CRAWLER_AUTO_DISABLE = 4