diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/bdr_mode/data/up.sql b/tests/integration_tests/bdr_mode/data/up.sql
index 6af95a38ff2..dcd89a1b082 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/bdr_mode/data/up.sql
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/bdr_mode/data/up.sql
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-admin set bdr role local_only;
 drop database if exists `bdr_mode`;
 admin set bdr role primary;
 create database `bdr_mode`;