diff --git a/gruntfile.js b/gruntfile.js
index 9564b81dfd..45bced7793 100644
--- a/gruntfile.js
+++ b/gruntfile.js
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
     protractor: {
       options: {
         configFile: 'protractor.conf.js',
-        keepAlive: true,
         noColor: false,
         webdriverManagerUpdate: true
       },