diff --git a/templates/mongod.conf.j2 b/templates/mongod.conf.j2
index 728f1f8e..fe63128c 100644
--- a/templates/mongod.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/mongod.conf.j2
@@ -111,18 +111,6 @@ operationProfiling:
   {% endfor %}
   {% endif %}
 
-{% if mongodb_major_version is version("4.0", ">=") -%}
-cloud:
-  monitoring:
-    free:
-      state: {{ mongodb_cloud_monitoring_free_state }}
-  {%- if mongodb_config['cloud'] is defined and mongodb_config['cloud'] is iterable %}
-  {%- for item in mongodb_config['cloud'] -%}
-  {{ item }}
-  {% endfor %}
-  {% endif %}
-{% endif %}
-
 {% if mongodb_set_parameters -%}
 setParameter:
   {% for key, value in mongodb_set_parameters.items() -%}