diff --git a/ansible/roles/monasca/templates/monasca-api/api.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/monasca/templates/monasca-api/api.conf.j2
index 0b0dd687a6..08fe7cec51 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/monasca/templates/monasca-api/api.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/monasca/templates/monasca-api/api.conf.j2
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ port = {{ monasca_influxdb_http_port }}
 
 [kafka]
 metrics_topic = {{ monasca_metrics_topic }}
-partitions = 0
 uri = {{ monasca_kafka_servers }}
 
 [messaging]