diff --git a/maxscale-system-test/cnf/maxscale.cnf.template.mysqlmon_detect_standalone_master b/maxscale-system-test/cnf/maxscale.cnf.template.mysqlmon_detect_standalone_master
index 6d2088f4e..e7d5a4596 100644
--- a/maxscale-system-test/cnf/maxscale.cnf.template.mysqlmon_detect_standalone_master
+++ b/maxscale-system-test/cnf/maxscale.cnf.template.mysqlmon_detect_standalone_master
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ password= skysql
 monitor_interval=1000
 detect_standalone_master=true
 failcount=1
-allow_cluster_recovery=false
 backend_connect_timeout=10
 backend_read_timeout=10
 backend_write_timeout=10