diff --git a/interest_rate_swaps/network/docker-compose.yaml b/interest_rate_swaps/network/docker-compose.yaml
index 371ef048..39739b96 100644
--- a/interest_rate_swaps/network/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/interest_rate_swaps/network/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ services:
       - CORE_VM_ENDPOINT=unix:///host/var/run/docker.sock
       - FABRIC_LOGGING_SPEC=INFO
       - CORE_PEER_TLS_ENABLED=false
-      - CORE_PEER_GOSSIP_USELEADERELECTION=true
-      - CORE_PEER_GOSSIP_ORGLEADER=false
       - CORE_PEER_PROFILE_ENABLED=true
       - CORE_PEER_ADDRESSAUTODETECT=true
     working_dir: /opt/gopath/src/github.com/hyperledger/fabric/peer
diff --git a/test-network/addOrg3/docker/docker-compose-org3.yaml b/test-network/addOrg3/docker/docker-compose-org3.yaml
index 370d1db9..d20af54d 100644
--- a/test-network/addOrg3/docker/docker-compose-org3.yaml
+++ b/test-network/addOrg3/docker/docker-compose-org3.yaml
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ services:
       - FABRIC_LOGGING_SPEC=INFO
       #- FABRIC_LOGGING_SPEC=DEBUG
       - CORE_PEER_TLS_ENABLED=true
-      - CORE_PEER_GOSSIP_USELEADERELECTION=true
-      - CORE_PEER_GOSSIP_ORGLEADER=false
       - CORE_PEER_PROFILE_ENABLED=true
       - CORE_PEER_TLS_CERT_FILE=/etc/hyperledger/fabric/tls/server.crt
       - CORE_PEER_TLS_KEY_FILE=/etc/hyperledger/fabric/tls/server.key
diff --git a/test-network/docker/docker-compose-test-net.yaml b/test-network/docker/docker-compose-test-net.yaml
index 43a4157a..18f06f06 100644
--- a/test-network/docker/docker-compose-test-net.yaml
+++ b/test-network/docker/docker-compose-test-net.yaml
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ services:
       - FABRIC_LOGGING_SPEC=INFO
       #- FABRIC_LOGGING_SPEC=DEBUG
       - CORE_PEER_TLS_ENABLED=true
-      - CORE_PEER_GOSSIP_USELEADERELECTION=true
-      - CORE_PEER_GOSSIP_ORGLEADER=false
       - CORE_PEER_PROFILE_ENABLED=true
       - CORE_PEER_TLS_CERT_FILE=/etc/hyperledger/fabric/tls/server.crt
       - CORE_PEER_TLS_KEY_FILE=/etc/hyperledger/fabric/tls/server.key
@@ -101,8 +99,6 @@ services:
       - FABRIC_LOGGING_SPEC=INFO
       #- FABRIC_LOGGING_SPEC=DEBUG
       - CORE_PEER_TLS_ENABLED=true
-      - CORE_PEER_GOSSIP_USELEADERELECTION=true
-      - CORE_PEER_GOSSIP_ORGLEADER=false
       - CORE_PEER_PROFILE_ENABLED=true
       - CORE_PEER_TLS_CERT_FILE=/etc/hyperledger/fabric/tls/server.crt
       - CORE_PEER_TLS_KEY_FILE=/etc/hyperledger/fabric/tls/server.key