diff --git a/make/common/templates/nginx/nginx.http.conf b/make/common/templates/nginx/nginx.http.conf
index 9e4123a9d..5fd84ac5a 100644
--- a/make/common/templates/nginx/nginx.http.conf
+++ b/make/common/templates/nginx/nginx.http.conf
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@ http {
   # this is necessary for us to be able to disable request buffering in all cases
   proxy_http_version 1.1;
 
-
-  upstream registry {
-    server registry:5000;
-  }
-
   upstream ui {
     server ui:8080;
   }
diff --git a/make/common/templates/nginx/nginx.https.conf b/make/common/templates/nginx/nginx.https.conf
index d0b295b7a..faf0ba842 100644
--- a/make/common/templates/nginx/nginx.https.conf
+++ b/make/common/templates/nginx/nginx.https.conf
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ http {
   # this is necessary for us to be able to disable request buffering in all cases
   proxy_http_version 1.1;
 
-  upstream registry {
-    server registry:5000;
-  }
-
   upstream ui {
     server ui:8080;
   }