diff --git a/config/jail.conf b/config/jail.conf
index 74d1e1d2..ffbdf33e 100644
--- a/config/jail.conf
+++ b/config/jail.conf
@@ -768,5 +768,4 @@ filter   = nagios
 action   = iptables[name=Nagios, port=5666, protocol=tcp]
            sendmail-whois[name=Nagios, dest=you@example.com, sender=fail2ban@example.com, sendername="Fail2Ban"]
 logpath  = /var/log/messages     ; nrpe.cfg may define a different log_facility
-ignoreip = 123.12.123.12         ; your Nagios server
 maxretry = 1