diff --git a/roles/installer/defaults/main.yml b/roles/installer/defaults/main.yml
index c26702b1f..d6dbed00c 100644
--- a/roles/installer/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/installer/defaults/main.yml
@@ -490,8 +490,6 @@ host_aliases: ''
 
 receptor_log_level: info
 
-receptor_datadir: /var/lib/receptor/
-
 # UWSGI default values
 uwsgi_processes: 5
 # NOTE: to increase this value, net.core.somaxconn must also be increased
diff --git a/roles/installer/templates/configmaps/config.yaml.j2 b/roles/installer/templates/configmaps/config.yaml.j2
index 0bcfced13..6609da896 100644
--- a/roles/installer/templates/configmaps/config.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/installer/templates/configmaps/config.yaml.j2
@@ -91,8 +91,6 @@ data:
 
     RECEPTOR_LOG_LEVEL = '{{ receptor_log_level }}'
 
-    RECEPTOR_DATADIR = '{{ receptor_datadir }}'
-
 
 {% for item in extra_settings | default([]) %}
     {{ item.setting }} = {{ item.value }}