diff --git a/src/main/java/com/syncleus/maven/plugins/mongodb/StartMongoMojo.java b/src/main/java/com/syncleus/maven/plugins/mongodb/StartMongoMojo.java
index b8657d1a45b6666eda2517c85b0927ef2ae6ba7f..8a6129d481bd765376387ca1c5a5bf7d19757cd0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/syncleus/maven/plugins/mongodb/StartMongoMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/syncleus/maven/plugins/mongodb/StartMongoMojo.java
@@ -750,7 +750,6 @@ public class StartMongoMojo extends AbstractMongoMojo {
         getLog().info("Connected to MongoDB");
         final DB db = mongoClient.getDB("admin");
 
-        db.setWriteConcern(WriteConcern.UNACKNOWLEDGED);
         db.setReadPreference(ReadPreference.secondaryPreferred());
         BasicDBList membersList = new BasicDBList();
         BasicDBObject onlyMember = new BasicDBObject();