diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bea074c9a5d..079d92f29a6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
         <tests.shuffle>true</tests.shuffle>
         <tests.output>onerror</tests.output>
         <tests.client.ratio></tests.client.ratio>
-        <tests.jvm.argline></tests.jvm.argline>
         <es.logger.level>INFO</es.logger.level>
     </properties>