diff --git a/cluster/docker-compose.yml b/cluster/docker-compose.yml
index 9f14bc9..f5dd038 100644
--- a/cluster/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/cluster/docker-compose.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ services:
     environment:
       GRAYLOG_DATANODE_NODE_ID_FILE: "/var/lib/graylog-datanode/node-id"
       GRAYLOG_DATANODE_PASSWORD_SECRET: "${GRAYLOG_PASSWORD_SECRET:?Please configure GRAYLOG_PASSWORD_SECRET in the .env file}"
-      GRAYLOG_DATANODE_ROOT_PASSWORD_SHA2: "${GRAYLOG_ROOT_PASSWORD_SHA2:?Please configure GRAYLOG_ROOT_PASSWORD_SHA2 in the .env file}"
       GRAYLOG_DATANODE_MONGODB_URI: "mongodb://mongodb1:27017,mongodb2:27017,mongodb3:27017/graylog"
     ulimits:
       memlock:
@@ -87,7 +86,6 @@ services:
     environment:
       GRAYLOG_DATANODE_NODE_ID_FILE: "/var/lib/graylog-datanode/node-id"
       GRAYLOG_DATANODE_PASSWORD_SECRET: "${GRAYLOG_PASSWORD_SECRET:?Please configure GRAYLOG_PASSWORD_SECRET in the .env file}"
-      GRAYLOG_DATANODE_ROOT_PASSWORD_SHA2: "${GRAYLOG_ROOT_PASSWORD_SHA2:?Please configure GRAYLOG_ROOT_PASSWORD_SHA2 in the .env file}"
       GRAYLOG_DATANODE_MONGODB_URI: "mongodb://mongodb1:27017,mongodb2:27017,mongodb3:27017/graylog"
     ulimits:
       memlock:
@@ -117,7 +115,6 @@ services:
     environment:
       GRAYLOG_DATANODE_NODE_ID_FILE: "/var/lib/graylog-datanode/node-id"
       GRAYLOG_DATANODE_PASSWORD_SECRET: "${GRAYLOG_PASSWORD_SECRET:?Please configure GRAYLOG_PASSWORD_SECRET in the .env file}"
-      GRAYLOG_DATANODE_ROOT_PASSWORD_SHA2: "${GRAYLOG_ROOT_PASSWORD_SHA2:?Please configure GRAYLOG_ROOT_PASSWORD_SHA2 in the .env file}"
       GRAYLOG_DATANODE_MONGODB_URI: "mongodb://mongodb1:27017,mongodb2:27017,mongodb3:27017/graylog"
     ulimits:
       memlock:
diff --git a/enterprise/docker-compose.yml b/enterprise/docker-compose.yml
index 752e4aa..b96710b 100644
--- a/enterprise/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/enterprise/docker-compose.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ services:
     environment:
       GRAYLOG_DATANODE_NODE_ID_FILE: "/var/lib/graylog-datanode/node-id"
       GRAYLOG_DATANODE_PASSWORD_SECRET: "${GRAYLOG_PASSWORD_SECRET:?Please configure GRAYLOG_PASSWORD_SECRET in the .env file}"
-      GRAYLOG_DATANODE_ROOT_PASSWORD_SHA2: "${GRAYLOG_ROOT_PASSWORD_SHA2:?Please configure GRAYLOG_ROOT_PASSWORD_SHA2 in the .env file}"
       GRAYLOG_DATANODE_MONGODB_URI: "mongodb://mongodb:27017/graylog"
     ulimits:
       memlock:
diff --git a/open-core/docker-compose.yml b/open-core/docker-compose.yml
index 4984efe..fc22ad9 100644
--- a/open-core/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/open-core/docker-compose.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ services:
     environment:
       GRAYLOG_DATANODE_NODE_ID_FILE: "/var/lib/graylog-datanode/node-id"
       GRAYLOG_DATANODE_PASSWORD_SECRET: "${GRAYLOG_PASSWORD_SECRET:?Please configure GRAYLOG_PASSWORD_SECRET in the .env file}"
-      GRAYLOG_DATANODE_ROOT_PASSWORD_SHA2: "${GRAYLOG_ROOT_PASSWORD_SHA2:?Please configure GRAYLOG_ROOT_PASSWORD_SHA2 in the .env file}"
       GRAYLOG_DATANODE_MONGODB_URI: "mongodb://mongodb:27017/graylog"
     ulimits:
       memlock: