diff --git a/manifests/profile/base/database/mysql.pp b/manifests/profile/base/database/mysql.pp
index c0e0a86d1..30b739d65 100644
--- a/manifests/profile/base/database/mysql.pp
+++ b/manifests/profile/base/database/mysql.pp
@@ -47,11 +47,6 @@
 #   (Optional) Whether TLS in the internal network is enabled or not.
 #   Defaults to hiera('enable_internal_tls', false)
 #
-# [*generate_dropin_file_limit*]
-#   (Optional) Generate a systemd drop-in file to raise the file descriptor
-#   limit for the mysql service.
-#   Defaults to false
-#
 # [*innodb_buffer_pool_size*]
 #   (Optional) Configure the size of the MySQL buffer pool.
 #   Defaults to hiera('innodb_buffer_pool_size', undef)
@@ -115,7 +110,6 @@ class tripleo::profile::base::database::mysql (
   $certificate_specs             = {},
   $cipher_list                   = '!SSLv2:kEECDH:kRSA:kEDH:kPSK:+3DES:!aNULL:!eNULL:!MD5:!EXP:!RC4:!SEED:!IDEA:!DES:!SSLv3:!TLSv1',
   $enable_internal_tls           = hiera('enable_internal_tls', false),
-  $generate_dropin_file_limit    = false,
   $innodb_buffer_pool_size       = hiera('innodb_buffer_pool_size', undef),
   $innodb_log_file_size          = undef,
   $innodb_lock_wait_timeout      = hiera('innodb_lock_wait_timeout', undef),
@@ -203,15 +197,6 @@ class tripleo::profile::base::database::mysql (
       service_enabled         => $manage_resources,
       remove_default_accounts => $remove_default_accounts,
     }
-
-    if $generate_dropin_file_limit and $manage_resources {
-      # Raise the mysql file limit
-      ::systemd::service_limits { 'mariadb.service':
-        limits => {
-          'LimitNOFILE' => 16384
-        }
-      }
-    }
   }
 
   $service_names = hiera('enabled_services', undef)
diff --git a/spec/classes/tripleo_profile_base_database_mysql_spec.rb b/spec/classes/tripleo_profile_base_database_mysql_spec.rb
index b192f6c3f..79dbd47ed 100644
--- a/spec/classes/tripleo_profile_base_database_mysql_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/tripleo_profile_base_database_mysql_spec.rb
@@ -22,45 +22,11 @@ describe 'tripleo::profile::base::database::mysql' do
       :mysql_max_connections   => 4096,
     }
   end
+
   shared_examples_for 'tripleo::profile::base::database::mysql' do
     before :each do
       facts.merge!({ :step => params[:step] })
     end
-
-    context 'with noha and raise mariadb limit' do
-      before do
-        params.merge!({
-          :generate_dropin_file_limit => true
-        })
-      end
-      it 'should create limit file' do
-        is_expected.to contain_systemd__service_limits('mariadb.service').with(
-          :limits => { "LimitNOFILE" => 16384 })
-      end
-    end
-
-    context 'with noha and do not raise mariadb limit' do
-      before do
-        params.merge!({
-          :generate_dropin_file_limit => false
-        })
-      end
-      it 'should not create limit file' do
-        is_expected.to_not contain_systemd__service_limits('mariadb.service')
-      end
-    end
-
-    context 'with ha and raise mariadb limit' do
-      before do
-        params.merge!({
-          :generate_dropin_file_limit => true,
-          :manage_resources => false,
-        })
-      end
-      it 'should not create limit file in ha' do
-        is_expected.to_not contain_systemd__service_limits('mariadb.service')
-      end
-    end
   end
 
   on_supported_os.each do |os, facts|