diff --git a/PVE/Storage/ZFSPoolPlugin.pm b/PVE/Storage/ZFSPoolPlugin.pm
index 0c1d8d9..6b276e4 100644
--- a/PVE/Storage/ZFSPoolPlugin.pm
+++ b/PVE/Storage/ZFSPoolPlugin.pm
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ sub options {
 	sparse => { optional => 1 },
 	nodes => { optional => 1 },
 	disable => { optional => 1 },
-        maxfiles => { optional => 1 },
 	content => { optional => 1 },
     };
 }