diff --git a/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/pkg/steps/NativeImageBuildStep.java b/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/pkg/steps/NativeImageBuildStep.java
index db56eab697d05..a004b653675ff 100644
--- a/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/pkg/steps/NativeImageBuildStep.java
+++ b/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/pkg/steps/NativeImageBuildStep.java
@@ -732,8 +732,6 @@ public NativeImageInvokerInfo build() {
                  */
                 handleAdditionalProperties(nativeImageArgs);
 
-                nativeImageArgs.add(
-                        "-H:InitialCollectionPolicy=com.oracle.svm.core.genscavenge.CollectionPolicy$BySpaceAndTime"); //the default collection policy results in full GC's 50% of the time
                 nativeImageArgs.add("-H:+AllowFoldMethods");
 
                 if (nativeConfig.headless) {