diff --git a/source/auth/ntlmssp/ntlmssp_server.c b/source/auth/ntlmssp/ntlmssp_server.c
index 90f567be2be..9f106da37cb 100644
--- a/source/auth/ntlmssp/ntlmssp_server.c
+++ b/source/auth/ntlmssp/ntlmssp_server.c
@@ -772,7 +772,6 @@ NTSTATUS gensec_ntlmssp_server_start(struct gensec_security *gensec_security)
 	gensec_ntlmssp_state->server_name = lp_netbios_name();
 
 	gensec_ntlmssp_state->get_domain = lp_workgroup;
-	gensec_ntlmssp_state->server_role = ROLE_DOMAIN_MEMBER; /* a good default */
 
 	gensec_ntlmssp_state->expected_state = NTLMSSP_NEGOTIATE;