diff --git a/ansible/roles/ceilometer/templates/ceilometer.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/ceilometer/templates/ceilometer.conf.j2
index c32f3ec681..0d33a09e02 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/ceilometer/templates/ceilometer.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/ceilometer/templates/ceilometer.conf.j2
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ memcache_secret_key = {{ memcache_secret_key }}
 memcached_servers = {% for host in groups['memcached'] %}{{ hostvars[host]['ansible_' + hostvars[host]['api_interface']]['ipv4']['address'] }}:{{ memcached_port }}{% if not loop.last %},{% endif %}{% endfor %}
 
 
-[notification]
-store_events = true
-
 [service_credentials]
 auth_url = {{ internal_protocol  }}://{{ kolla_internal_fqdn }}:{{ keystone_public_port }}/v3
 region_name = {{ openstack_region_name }}