diff --git a/maxscale-system-test/mdbci/cnf/galera_server1.cnf b/maxscale-system-test/mdbci/cnf/galera_server1.cnf
index a378434b0..b2b736319 100644
--- a/maxscale-system-test/mdbci/cnf/galera_server1.cnf
+++ b/maxscale-system-test/mdbci/cnf/galera_server1.cnf
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ innodb_file_per_table
 # To avoid issues with 'bulk mode inserts' using autoincrement fields
 innodb_autoinc_lock_mode=2
 
-# Required to prevent deadlocks on parallel transaction execution
-innodb_locks_unsafe_for_binlog=1
-
 # Query Cache is not supported by Galera wsrep replication
 query_cache_size=0
 query_cache_type=0
@@ -87,9 +84,6 @@ wsrep_auto_increment_control=1
 # Retry autoinc insert, when the insert failed for "duplicate key error"
 wsrep_drupal_282555_workaround=0
 
-# Enable "strictly synchronous" semantics for read operations
-wsrep_causal_reads=1
-
 # Command to call when node status or cluster membership changes.
 # Will be passed all or some of the following options:
 # --status  - new status of this node
diff --git a/maxscale-system-test/mdbci/cnf/galera_server2.cnf b/maxscale-system-test/mdbci/cnf/galera_server2.cnf
index acfc2a358..da7130a92 100644
--- a/maxscale-system-test/mdbci/cnf/galera_server2.cnf
+++ b/maxscale-system-test/mdbci/cnf/galera_server2.cnf
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ innodb_file_per_table
 # To avoid issues with 'bulk mode inserts' using autoincrement fields
 innodb_autoinc_lock_mode=2
 
-# Required to prevent deadlocks on parallel transaction execution
-innodb_locks_unsafe_for_binlog=1
-
 # Query Cache is not supported by Galera wsrep replication
 query_cache_size=0
 query_cache_type=0
@@ -87,9 +84,6 @@ wsrep_auto_increment_control=1
 # Retry autoinc insert, when the insert failed for "duplicate key error"
 wsrep_drupal_282555_workaround=0
 
-# Enable "strictly synchronous" semantics for read operations
-wsrep_causal_reads=1
-
 # Command to call when node status or cluster membership changes.
 # Will be passed all or some of the following options:
 # --status  - new status of this node
diff --git a/maxscale-system-test/mdbci/cnf/galera_server3.cnf b/maxscale-system-test/mdbci/cnf/galera_server3.cnf
index a393b7613..623760a02 100644
--- a/maxscale-system-test/mdbci/cnf/galera_server3.cnf
+++ b/maxscale-system-test/mdbci/cnf/galera_server3.cnf
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ innodb_file_per_table
 # To avoid issues with 'bulk mode inserts' using autoincrement fields
 innodb_autoinc_lock_mode=2
 
-# Required to prevent deadlocks on parallel transaction execution
-innodb_locks_unsafe_for_binlog=1
-
 # Query Cache is not supported by Galera wsrep replication
 query_cache_size=0
 query_cache_type=0
@@ -87,9 +84,6 @@ wsrep_auto_increment_control=1
 # Retry autoinc insert, when the insert failed for "duplicate key error"
 wsrep_drupal_282555_workaround=0
 
-# Enable "strictly synchronous" semantics for read operations
-wsrep_causal_reads=1
-
 # Command to call when node status or cluster membership changes.
 # Will be passed all or some of the following options:
 # --status  - new status of this node
diff --git a/maxscale-system-test/mdbci/cnf/galera_server4.cnf b/maxscale-system-test/mdbci/cnf/galera_server4.cnf
index 2854acf02..41fcf9da5 100644
--- a/maxscale-system-test/mdbci/cnf/galera_server4.cnf
+++ b/maxscale-system-test/mdbci/cnf/galera_server4.cnf
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ innodb_file_per_table
 # To avoid issues with 'bulk mode inserts' using autoincrement fields
 innodb_autoinc_lock_mode=2
 
-# Required to prevent deadlocks on parallel transaction execution
-innodb_locks_unsafe_for_binlog=1
-
 # Query Cache is not supported by Galera wsrep replication
 query_cache_size=0
 query_cache_type=0
@@ -87,9 +84,6 @@ wsrep_auto_increment_control=1
 # Retry autoinc insert, when the insert failed for "duplicate key error"
 wsrep_drupal_282555_workaround=0
 
-# Enable "strictly synchronous" semantics for read operations
-wsrep_causal_reads=1
-
 # Command to call when node status or cluster membership changes.
 # Will be passed all or some of the following options:
 # --status  - new status of this node