diff --git a/frameworks/helloworld/universe/config.json b/frameworks/helloworld/universe/config.json
index 27cfcc1a357..723e7f8fa9c 100644
--- a/frameworks/helloworld/universe/config.json
+++ b/frameworks/helloworld/universe/config.json
@@ -10,11 +10,6 @@
           "type": "string",
           "default": "hello-world"
         },
-        "marathon_enforce_group_role" : {
-          "description": "DELEVELOPMENT ONLY! WILL BE REMOVED IN RELEASE. Whether to allocate using Mesos allocation role or use the legacy role subscription behaviour.",
-          "type": "boolean",
-          "default": false
-        },
         "user": {
           "description": "The user that the service will run as.",
           "type": "string",
diff --git a/frameworks/helloworld/universe/marathon.json.mustache b/frameworks/helloworld/universe/marathon.json.mustache
index 55f075546c3..f7564097191 100644
--- a/frameworks/helloworld/universe/marathon.json.mustache
+++ b/frameworks/helloworld/universe/marathon.json.mustache
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@
     "PACKAGE_BUILD_TIME_EPOCH_MS": "{{package-build-time-epoch-ms}}",
     "PACKAGE_BUILD_TIME_STR": "{{package-build-time-str}}",
     "FRAMEWORK_NAME": "{{service.name}}",
-    {{#service.marathon_enforce_group_role}}
-        "MARATHON_APP_ENFORCE_GROUP_ROLE": "{{service.marathon_enforce_group_role}}",
-    {{/service.marathon_enforce_group_role}}
     "FRAMEWORK_LOG_LEVEL": "{{service.log_level}}",
     "FRAMEWORK_PRINCIPAL": "{{service.service_account}}",
     "FRAMEWORK_USER": "{{service.user}}",