diff --git a/playbooks/kayobe-overcloud-upgrade-base/overrides.yml.j2 b/playbooks/kayobe-overcloud-upgrade-base/overrides.yml.j2
index a4dd3a892..d499f5cd5 100644
--- a/playbooks/kayobe-overcloud-upgrade-base/overrides.yml.j2
+++ b/playbooks/kayobe-overcloud-upgrade-base/overrides.yml.j2
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
 ---
-# NOTE(mgoddard): Don't reboot after disabling SELinux during CI testing, as
-# Ansible is run directly on the controller.
-# TODO(priteau): This is needed for the deployment of the previous release.
-# Remove when previous_release is zed.
-disable_selinux_do_reboot: false
-
 # Use the OpenStack infra's Dockerhub mirror.
 docker_registry_mirrors:
   - "http://{{ zuul_site_mirror_fqdn }}:8082/"