diff --git a/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/readwritesplit.cc b/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/readwritesplit.cc
index 0b806145f..086a89266 100644
--- a/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/readwritesplit.cc
+++ b/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/readwritesplit.cc
@@ -342,8 +342,6 @@ void RWSplit::diagnostics(DCB *dcb)
                config().delayed_retry ? "true" : "false");
     dcb_printf(dcb, "\tdelayed_retry_timeout:       %lu\n",
                config().delayed_retry_timeout);
-    dcb_printf(dcb, "\tdelayed_retry_interval:       %lu\n",
-               config().delayed_retry_interval);
 
     dcb_printf(dcb, "\n");
 
@@ -421,8 +419,6 @@ json_t* RWSplit::diagnostics_json() const
                         json_boolean(config().delayed_retry));
     json_object_set_new(rval, "delayed_retry_timeout",
                         json_integer(config().delayed_retry_timeout));
-    json_object_set_new(rval, "delayed_retry_interval",
-                        json_integer(config().delayed_retry_interval));
 
     json_object_set_new(rval, "connections", json_integer(stats().n_sessions));
     json_object_set_new(rval, "current_connections", json_integer(service()->stats.n_current));
@@ -504,7 +500,6 @@ MXS_MODULE *MXS_CREATE_MODULE()
             {"master_reconnection", MXS_MODULE_PARAM_BOOL, "false"},
             {"delayed_retry", MXS_MODULE_PARAM_BOOL, "false"},
             {"delayed_retry_timeout", MXS_MODULE_PARAM_COUNT, "10"},
-            {"delayed_retry_interval", MXS_MODULE_PARAM_COUNT, "1"},
             {MXS_END_MODULE_PARAMS}
         }
     };
diff --git a/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/readwritesplit.hh b/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/readwritesplit.hh
index 37a94358d..78cd420ce 100644
--- a/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/readwritesplit.hh
+++ b/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/readwritesplit.hh
@@ -175,8 +175,7 @@ struct Config
         causal_read_timeout(config_get_string(params, "causal_read_timeout")),
         master_reconnection(config_get_bool(params, "master_reconnection")),
         delayed_retry(config_get_bool(params, "delayed_retry")),
-        delayed_retry_timeout(config_get_integer(params, "delayed_retry_timeout")),
-        delayed_retry_interval(config_get_integer(params, "delayed_retry_interval"))
+        delayed_retry_timeout(config_get_integer(params, "delayed_retry_timeout"))
     {
         if (enable_causal_read)
         {
@@ -206,7 +205,6 @@ struct Config
     bool              master_reconnection;       /**< Allow changes in master server */
     bool              delayed_retry;           /**< Delay routing if no target found */
     uint64_t          delayed_retry_timeout;   /**< How long to delay until an error is returned */
-    uint64_t          delayed_retry_interval;  /**< How often to attepmt to route the delayed query */
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/rwsplit_route_stmt.cc b/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/rwsplit_route_stmt.cc
index fda6fe619..7c8077f06 100644
--- a/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/rwsplit_route_stmt.cc
+++ b/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/rwsplit_route_stmt.cc
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <maxscale/alloc.h>
 #include <maxscale/clock.h>
 #include <maxscale/modutil.h>
+#include <maxscale/modutil.hh>
 #include <maxscale/router.h>
 #include <maxscale/server.h>
 #include <maxscale/session_command.hh>
@@ -241,16 +242,12 @@ bool RWSplitSession::route_single_stmt(GWBUF *querybuf, const RouteInfo& info)
         else if (can_retry_query())
         {
             // Try to route the query again later
-            uint64_t interval = m_config.delayed_retry_interval;
             MXS_SESSION* session = m_client->session;
-            session_delay_routing(session, router_as_downstream(session),
-                                  gwbuf_clone(querybuf), interval);
+            session_delay_routing(session, router_as_downstream(session), gwbuf_clone(querybuf), 1);
+            ++m_retry_duration;
             succp = true;
 
-            // Increment by at least one to prevent infinite delay
-            m_retry_duration += interval > 0 ? interval : 1;
-
-            MXS_INFO("Will try to route query again in %lu seconds", interval);
+            MXS_INFO("Delaying routing: %s", extract_sql(querybuf).c_str());
         }
     }