diff --git a/docker/conf/ejabberd.yml.tpl b/docker/conf/ejabberd.yml.tpl
index ebb722254..e90e7d7c8 100644
--- a/docker/conf/ejabberd.yml.tpl
+++ b/docker/conf/ejabberd.yml.tpl
@@ -432,6 +432,5 @@ redis_port: {{ env['EJABBERD_REDIS_PORT'] or 6379 }}
 redis_password: {{ env['EJABBERD_REDIS_PASSWORD'] }}
 {% endif %}
 redis_db: {{ env['EJABBERD_REDIS_DB'] or 0}}
-redis_reconnect_timeout: {{ env['EJABBERD_REDIS_RECONNECT_TIMEOUT'] or 1 }}
 redis_connect_timeout: {{ env['EJABBERD_REDIS_CONNECT_TIMEOUT'] or 1 }}
 {% endif %}