diff --git a/playbooks/host_vars/graphite01.opendev.org.yaml b/playbooks/host_vars/graphite01.opendev.org.yaml
index 5f0777589b..270086733a 100644
--- a/playbooks/host_vars/graphite01.opendev.org.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/host_vars/graphite01.opendev.org.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# NOTE(ianw): 2019-03 initial bringup in testing only mode
-letsencrypt_use_staging: True
 letsencrypt_certs:
   main:
     - graphite01.opendev.org