diff --git a/internal/ingress/controller/config/config.go b/internal/ingress/controller/config/config.go
index 9fbe38d71..8374531eb 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/controller/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/controller/config/config.go
@@ -76,9 +76,6 @@ const (
 	// http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_ssl_module.html#ssl_session_cache
 	sslSessionCacheSize = "10m"
 
-	// Default setting for load balancer algorithm
-	defaultLoadBalancerAlgorithm = ""
-
 	// Parameters for a shared memory zone that will keep states for various keys.
 	// http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_limit_conn_module.html#limit_conn_zone
 	defaultLimitConnZoneVariable = "$binary_remote_addr"
@@ -381,9 +378,6 @@ type Configuration struct {
 	// http://nginx.org/en/docs/ngx_core_module.html#worker_shutdown_timeout
 	WorkerShutdownTimeout string `json:"worker-shutdown-timeout,omitempty"`
 
-	// Defines the load balancing algorithm to use. The deault is round-robin
-	LoadBalanceAlgorithm string `json:"load-balance,omitempty"`
-
 	// Sets the bucket size for the variables hash table.
 	// http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_map_module.html#variables_hash_bucket_size
 	VariablesHashBucketSize int `json:"variables-hash-bucket-size,omitempty"`
@@ -637,7 +631,6 @@ func NewDefault() Configuration {
 		UseGeoIP2:                  false,
 		WorkerProcesses:            strconv.Itoa(runtime.NumCPU()),
 		WorkerShutdownTimeout:      "10s",
-		LoadBalanceAlgorithm:       defaultLoadBalancerAlgorithm,
 		VariablesHashBucketSize:    128,
 		VariablesHashMaxSize:       2048,
 		UseHTTP2:                   true,
diff --git a/internal/ingress/controller/template/configmap_test.go b/internal/ingress/controller/template/configmap_test.go
index f37b8d1b9..e9c8a0ba4 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/controller/template/configmap_test.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/controller/template/configmap_test.go
@@ -151,11 +151,3 @@ func TestMergeConfigMapToStruct(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected diff: (-got +want)\n%s", diff)
 	}
 }
-
-func TestDefaultLoadBalance(t *testing.T) {
-	conf := map[string]string{}
-	to := ReadConfig(conf)
-	if to.LoadBalanceAlgorithm != "" {
-		t.Errorf("default load balance algorithm wrong")
-	}
-}
diff --git a/internal/ingress/controller/template/template.go b/internal/ingress/controller/template/template.go
index ca36c355e..6aaf43e2e 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/controller/template/template.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/controller/template/template.go
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ var (
 		"buildLocation":              buildLocation,
 		"buildAuthLocation":          buildAuthLocation,
 		"buildAuthResponseHeaders":   buildAuthResponseHeaders,
-		"buildLoadBalancingConfig":   buildLoadBalancingConfig,
 		"buildProxyPass":             buildProxyPass,
 		"filterRateLimits":           filterRateLimits,
 		"buildRateLimitZones":        buildRateLimitZones,
@@ -405,31 +404,6 @@ func buildLogFormatUpstream(input interface{}) string {
 	return cfg.BuildLogFormatUpstream()
 }
 
-func buildLoadBalancingConfig(b interface{}, fallbackLoadBalancing string) string {
-	backend, ok := b.(*ingress.Backend)
-	if !ok {
-		glog.Errorf("expected an '*ingress.Backend' type but %T was returned", b)
-		return ""
-	}
-
-	if backend.UpstreamHashBy != "" {
-		return fmt.Sprintf("hash %s consistent;", backend.UpstreamHashBy)
-	}
-
-	if backend.LoadBalancing != "" {
-		if backend.LoadBalancing == "round_robin" {
-			return ""
-		}
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%s;", backend.LoadBalancing)
-	}
-
-	if fallbackLoadBalancing == "round_robin" || fallbackLoadBalancing == "" {
-		return ""
-	}
-
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s;", fallbackLoadBalancing)
-}
-
 // buildProxyPass produces the proxy pass string, if the ingress has redirects
 // (specified through the nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/rewrite-target annotation)
 // If the annotation nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/add-base-url:"true" is specified it will