diff --git a/pkg/deployment/resources/services.go b/pkg/deployment/resources/services.go
index c823e597a..d0c9f0952 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/resources/services.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/resources/services.go
@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@ func (r *Resources) EnsureServices() error {
 	if single {
 		role = "single"
 	}
-	sessionAffinity := v1.ServiceAffinityClientIP
-	if err := r.ensureExternalAccessServices(eaServiceName, ns, role, "database", k8sutil.ArangoPort, false, sessionAffinity, spec.ExternalAccess, apiObject, log, kubecli); err != nil {
+	if err := r.ensureExternalAccessServices(eaServiceName, ns, role, "database", k8sutil.ArangoPort, false, spec.ExternalAccess, apiObject, log, kubecli); err != nil {
 		return maskAny(err)
 	}
 
@@ -87,8 +86,7 @@ func (r *Resources) EnsureServices() error {
 		// External (and internal) Sync master service
 		eaServiceName := k8sutil.CreateSyncMasterClientServiceName(apiObject.GetName())
 		role := "syncmaster"
-		sessionAffinity := v1.ServiceAffinityNone
-		if err := r.ensureExternalAccessServices(eaServiceName, ns, role, "sync", k8sutil.ArangoSyncMasterPort, true, sessionAffinity, spec.Sync.ExternalAccess.ExternalAccessSpec, apiObject, log, kubecli); err != nil {
+		if err := r.ensureExternalAccessServices(eaServiceName, ns, role, "sync", k8sutil.ArangoSyncMasterPort, true, spec.Sync.ExternalAccess.ExternalAccessSpec, apiObject, log, kubecli); err != nil {
 			return maskAny(err)
 		}
 		status := r.context.GetStatus()
@@ -103,7 +101,7 @@ func (r *Resources) EnsureServices() error {
 }
 
 // EnsureServices creates all services needed to service the deployment
-func (r *Resources) ensureExternalAccessServices(eaServiceName, ns, svcRole, title string, port int, noneIsClusterIP bool, sessionAffinity v1.ServiceAffinity, spec api.ExternalAccessSpec, apiObject k8sutil.APIObject, log zerolog.Logger, kubecli kubernetes.Interface) error {
+func (r *Resources) ensureExternalAccessServices(eaServiceName, ns, svcRole, title string, port int, noneIsClusterIP bool, spec api.ExternalAccessSpec, apiObject k8sutil.APIObject, log zerolog.Logger, kubecli kubernetes.Interface) error {
 	// Database external access service
 	createExternalAccessService := false
 	deleteExternalAccessService := false
@@ -170,10 +168,7 @@ func (r *Resources) ensureExternalAccessServices(eaServiceName, ns, svcRole, tit
 		// Let's create or update the database external access service
 		nodePort := spec.GetNodePort()
 		loadBalancerIP := spec.GetLoadBalancerIP()
-		if eaServiceType == v1.ServiceTypeLoadBalancer {
-			sessionAffinity = v1.ServiceAffinityNone
-		}
-		_, newlyCreated, err := k8sutil.CreateExternalAccessService(kubecli, eaServiceName, svcRole, apiObject, eaServiceType, port, nodePort, loadBalancerIP, sessionAffinity, apiObject.AsOwner())
+		_, newlyCreated, err := k8sutil.CreateExternalAccessService(kubecli, eaServiceName, svcRole, apiObject, eaServiceType, port, nodePort, loadBalancerIP, apiObject.AsOwner())
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Debug().Err(err).Msgf("Failed to create %s external access service", title)
 			return maskAny(err)
diff --git a/pkg/util/k8sutil/services.go b/pkg/util/k8sutil/services.go
index 509ba11e9..dc935e37d 100644
--- a/pkg/util/k8sutil/services.go
+++ b/pkg/util/k8sutil/services.go
@@ -68,9 +68,8 @@ func CreateHeadlessService(kubecli kubernetes.Interface, deployment metav1.Objec
 		},
 	}
 	publishNotReadyAddresses := false
-	sessionAffinity := v1.ServiceAffinityNone
 	serviceType := v1.ServiceTypeClusterIP
-	newlyCreated, err := createService(kubecli, svcName, deploymentName, deployment.GetNamespace(), ClusterIPNone, "", serviceType, ports, "", publishNotReadyAddresses, sessionAffinity, owner)
+	newlyCreated, err := createService(kubecli, svcName, deploymentName, deployment.GetNamespace(), ClusterIPNone, "", serviceType, ports, "", publishNotReadyAddresses, owner)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", false, maskAny(err)
 	}
@@ -98,9 +97,8 @@ func CreateDatabaseClientService(kubecli kubernetes.Interface, deployment metav1
 		role = "coordinator"
 	}
 	publishNotReadyAddresses := true
-	sessionAffinity := v1.ServiceAffinityClientIP
 	serviceType := v1.ServiceTypeClusterIP
-	newlyCreated, err := createService(kubecli, svcName, deploymentName, deployment.GetNamespace(), "", role, serviceType, ports, "", publishNotReadyAddresses, sessionAffinity, owner)
+	newlyCreated, err := createService(kubecli, svcName, deploymentName, deployment.GetNamespace(), "", role, serviceType, ports, "", publishNotReadyAddresses, owner)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", false, maskAny(err)
 	}
@@ -111,7 +109,7 @@ func CreateDatabaseClientService(kubecli kubernetes.Interface, deployment metav1
 // If the service already exists, nil is returned.
 // If another error occurs, that error is returned.
 // The returned bool is true if the service is created, or false when the service already existed.
-func CreateExternalAccessService(kubecli kubernetes.Interface, svcName, role string, deployment metav1.Object, serviceType v1.ServiceType, port, nodePort int, loadBalancerIP string, sessionAffinity v1.ServiceAffinity, owner metav1.OwnerReference) (string, bool, error) {
+func CreateExternalAccessService(kubecli kubernetes.Interface, svcName, role string, deployment metav1.Object, serviceType v1.ServiceType, port, nodePort int, loadBalancerIP string, owner metav1.OwnerReference) (string, bool, error) {
 	deploymentName := deployment.GetName()
 	ports := []v1.ServicePort{
 		v1.ServicePort{
@@ -122,7 +120,7 @@ func CreateExternalAccessService(kubecli kubernetes.Interface, svcName, role str
 		},
 	}
 	publishNotReadyAddresses := true
-	newlyCreated, err := createService(kubecli, svcName, deploymentName, deployment.GetNamespace(), "", role, serviceType, ports, loadBalancerIP, publishNotReadyAddresses, sessionAffinity, owner)
+	newlyCreated, err := createService(kubecli, svcName, deploymentName, deployment.GetNamespace(), "", role, serviceType, ports, loadBalancerIP, publishNotReadyAddresses, owner)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", false, maskAny(err)
 	}
@@ -134,7 +132,7 @@ func CreateExternalAccessService(kubecli kubernetes.Interface, svcName, role str
 // If another error occurs, that error is returned.
 // The returned bool is true if the service is created, or false when the service already existed.
 func createService(kubecli kubernetes.Interface, svcName, deploymentName, ns, clusterIP, role string, serviceType v1.ServiceType,
-	ports []v1.ServicePort, loadBalancerIP string, publishNotReadyAddresses bool, sessionAffinity v1.ServiceAffinity, owner metav1.OwnerReference) (bool, error) {
+	ports []v1.ServicePort, loadBalancerIP string, publishNotReadyAddresses bool, owner metav1.OwnerReference) (bool, error) {
 	labels := LabelsForDeployment(deploymentName, role)
 	svc := &v1.Service{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
@@ -153,7 +151,6 @@ func createService(kubecli kubernetes.Interface, svcName, deploymentName, ns, cl
 			Selector:                 labels,
 			ClusterIP:                clusterIP,
 			PublishNotReadyAddresses: publishNotReadyAddresses,
-			SessionAffinity:          sessionAffinity,
 			LoadBalancerIP:           loadBalancerIP,
 		},
 	}