diff --git a/templates/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf.j2 b/templates/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf.j2
index 1b8741c..8b51637 100644
--- a/templates/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf.j2
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ DBPort=3306
 DBName={{ zabbix_server_db_name }}
 DBUser={{ zabbix_server_db_user }}
 DBPassword={{ zabbix_server_db_pass }}
-DBSocket=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
 
 # poller parameters
 StartPollers=10