diff --git a/opencontrail/files/4.0/contrail-database-nodemgr.conf b/opencontrail/files/4.0/contrail-database-nodemgr.conf
index 04ae2e3..5d7dd41 100644
--- a/opencontrail/files/4.0/contrail-database-nodemgr.conf
+++ b/opencontrail/files/4.0/contrail-database-nodemgr.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {%- from "opencontrail/map.jinja" import database with context %}
 [DEFAULTS]
-hostip={{ database.bind.host }}
 minimum_diskGB={{ database.minimum_disk }}
 {%- if pillar.opencontrail.control is defined %}
 contrail_databases=config