diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index ab495a3ef..c547fe8c2 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -435,7 +435,6 @@
       'basedir'               => $mysql::params::basedir,
       'bind-address'          => '127.0.0.1',
       'datadir'               => $mysql::params::datadir,
-      'expire_logs_days'      => '10',
       'key_buffer_size'       => '16M',
       'log-error'             => $mysql::params::log_error,
       'max_allowed_packet'    => '16M',