diff --git a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
index 89329c0f2..a8ad3c6f7 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ services:
       DFLY_snapshot_cron: '* * * * *'
       DFLY_version_check: false
       DFLY_tcp_backlog: 2048
-      DFLY_cluster_mode: emulated
       DFLY_lock_on_hashtags: true
       DFLY_pipeline_squash: 0
       DFLY_multi_exec_squash: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-backend.yml b/.github/workflows/test-backend.yml
index 218b8748d..023b366de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-backend.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ jobs:
         env:
           DFLY_version_check: false
           DFLY_tcp_backlog: 2048
-          DFLY_cluster_mode: emulated
           DFLY_lock_on_hashtags: true
           DFLY_pipeline_squash: 0
           DFLY_multi_exec_squash: false
@@ -101,7 +100,6 @@ jobs:
         env:
           DFLY_version_check: false
           DFLY_tcp_backlog: 2048
-          DFLY_cluster_mode: emulated
           DFLY_lock_on_hashtags: true
           DFLY_pipeline_squash: 0
           DFLY_multi_exec_squash: false
diff --git a/chart/templates/Deployment.yml b/chart/templates/Deployment.yml
index d78d6da00..d45dfebca 100644
--- a/chart/templates/Deployment.yml
+++ b/chart/templates/Deployment.yml
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ spec:
               value: false
             - name: DFLY_tcp_backlog
               value: 2048
-            - name: DFLY_cluster_mode
-              value: emulated
             - name: DFLY_lock_on_hashtags
               value: true
             - name: DFLY_pipeline_squash
diff --git a/docker-compose.local-db.yml b/docker-compose.local-db.yml
index 93130cf08..db2c4a8b5 100644
--- a/docker-compose.local-db.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.local-db.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ services:
       DFLY_snapshot_cron: '* * * * *'
       DFLY_version_check: false
       DFLY_tcp_backlog: 2048
-      DFLY_cluster_mode: emulated
       DFLY_lock_on_hashtags: true
       DFLY_pipeline_squash: 0
       DFLY_multi_exec_squash: false
diff --git a/docker-compose_example.yml b/docker-compose_example.yml
index 0fd82c9b1..eceda396f 100644
--- a/docker-compose_example.yml
+++ b/docker-compose_example.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ services:
       DFLY_snapshot_cron: '* * * * *'
       DFLY_version_check: false
       DFLY_tcp_backlog: 2048
-      DFLY_cluster_mode: emulated
       DFLY_lock_on_hashtags: true
       DFLY_pipeline_squash: 0
       DFLY_multi_exec_squash: false
diff --git a/packages/backend/test/docker-compose.yml b/packages/backend/test/docker-compose.yml
index dd91b764b..d54d61ae7 100644
--- a/packages/backend/test/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/packages/backend/test/docker-compose.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ services:
     environment:
       DFLY_version_check: false
       DFLY_tcp_backlog: 2048
-      DFLY_cluster_mode: emulated
       DFLY_lock_on_hashtags: true
       DFLY_pipeline_squash: 0
       DFLY_multi_exec_squash: false