diff --git a/roles/mariadb/defaults/main.yml b/roles/mariadb/defaults/main.yml
index 6e81ec7..a598a8a 100644
--- a/roles/mariadb/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mariadb/defaults/main.yml
@@ -2,5 +2,3 @@
 
 mariadb_backup_hour: 5
 mariadb_backup_minute: 0
-
-mariadb_max_connections: 150
diff --git a/roles/mariadb/templates/50-server.cnf.j2 b/roles/mariadb/templates/50-server.cnf.j2
index f5d7629..d97818a 100644
--- a/roles/mariadb/templates/50-server.cnf.j2
+++ b/roles/mariadb/templates/50-server.cnf.j2
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ table_definition_cache  = 800
 join_buffer_size        = 1M
 
 key_buffer_size        = 10M
-max_connections        = {{ mariadb_max_connections }}
+#max_connections        = 150
 #max_allowed_packet     = 1G
 #thread_stack           = 192K
 #thread_cache_size      = 8