diff --git a/defaults/mod.yml b/defaults/mod.yml
index f069f73..8e93324 100644
--- a/defaults/mod.yml
+++ b/defaults/mod.yml
@@ -125,8 +125,6 @@ prosody_modules:
   - name: 'posix'
     description: 'POSIX functionality, sends server to background, enables syslog, etc.'
     module_enabled: 'true'
-    extra_options:
-      - 'daemonize = true'
 
   - name: 'limits'
     description: 'Enable bandwidth limiting for XMPP connections.'