diff --git a/molecule/_shared/inventory/group_vars/upstream.yml b/molecule/_shared/inventory/group_vars/upstream.yml
index 6c78aa8..3eeb382 100644
--- a/molecule/_shared/inventory/group_vars/upstream.yml
+++ b/molecule/_shared/inventory/group_vars/upstream.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 ---
 
-mariadb_version: '11.2'
 mariadb_origin: 'upstream'