diff --git a/command/agent/agent_test.go b/command/agent/agent_test.go
index b4fc74a2ca..c676a80929 100644
--- a/command/agent/agent_test.go
+++ b/command/agent/agent_test.go
@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@ func TestAgent_CheckPerformanceSettings(t *testing.T) {
 		def := raft.DefaultConfig()
 		if r.HeartbeatTimeout != raftMult*def.HeartbeatTimeout ||
 			r.ElectionTimeout != raftMult*def.ElectionTimeout ||
-			r.CommitTimeout != raftMult*def.CommitTimeout ||
 			r.LeaderLeaseTimeout != raftMult*def.LeaderLeaseTimeout {
 			t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", *r)
 		}
@@ -225,7 +224,6 @@ func TestAgent_CheckPerformanceSettings(t *testing.T) {
 		def := raft.DefaultConfig()
 		if r.HeartbeatTimeout != raftMult*def.HeartbeatTimeout ||
 			r.ElectionTimeout != raftMult*def.ElectionTimeout ||
-			r.CommitTimeout != raftMult*def.CommitTimeout ||
 			r.LeaderLeaseTimeout != raftMult*def.LeaderLeaseTimeout {
 			t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", *r)
 		}
diff --git a/command/agent/config.go b/command/agent/config.go
index 92534d7ba9..ae1138ec8c 100644
--- a/command/agent/config.go
+++ b/command/agent/config.go
@@ -114,8 +114,7 @@ type DNSConfig struct {
 // Performance is used to tune the performance of Consul's subsystems.
 type Performance struct {
 	// RaftMultiplier is an integer multiplier used to scale Raft timing
-	// parameters: HeartbeatTimeout, ElectionTimeout, CommitTimeout, and
-	// LeaderLeaseTimeout.
+	// parameters: HeartbeatTimeout, ElectionTimeout, and LeaderLeaseTimeout.
 	RaftMultiplier uint `mapstructure:"raft_multiplier"`
 }
 
diff --git a/consul/config.go b/consul/config.go
index 53f3cf3004..eb7e2947c5 100644
--- a/consul/config.go
+++ b/consul/config.go
@@ -358,7 +358,6 @@ func (c *Config) ScaleRaft(raftMultRaw uint) {
 	def := raft.DefaultConfig()
 	c.RaftConfig.HeartbeatTimeout = raftMult * def.HeartbeatTimeout
 	c.RaftConfig.ElectionTimeout = raftMult * def.ElectionTimeout
-	c.RaftConfig.CommitTimeout = raftMult * def.CommitTimeout
 	c.RaftConfig.LeaderLeaseTimeout = raftMult * def.LeaderLeaseTimeout
 }