diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/ingress_controller/ingress_nginx/templates/ds-ingress-nginx-controller.yml.j2 b/roles/kubernetes-apps/ingress_controller/ingress_nginx/templates/ds-ingress-nginx-controller.yml.j2
index dcec79bf3..a405385c6 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/ingress_controller/ingress_nginx/templates/ds-ingress-nginx-controller.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/ingress_controller/ingress_nginx/templates/ds-ingress-nginx-controller.yml.j2
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ spec:
               protocol: TCP
 {% endif %}
           livenessProbe:
-            failureThreshold: 3
             httpGet:
               path: /healthz
               port: 10254