diff --git a/25/apache/Dockerfile b/25/apache/Dockerfile
index 6820aa51..2c27d014 100644
--- a/25/apache/Dockerfile
+++ b/25/apache/Dockerfile
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ RUN set -ex; \
 # see https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/stable/admin_manual/installation/source_installation.html
 ENV PHP_MEMORY_LIMIT 512M
 ENV PHP_UPLOAD_LIMIT 512M
-ENV PHP_PM_MAX_CHILDREN 16
 RUN set -ex; \
     \
     savedAptMark="$(apt-mark showmanual)"; \
@@ -109,7 +108,6 @@ RUN { \
         echo 'memory_limit=${PHP_MEMORY_LIMIT}'; \
         echo 'upload_max_filesize=${PHP_UPLOAD_LIMIT}'; \
         echo 'post_max_size=${PHP_UPLOAD_LIMIT}'; \
-        echo 'pm.max_children = ${PHP_PM_MAX_CHILDREN}'; \
     } > "${PHP_INI_DIR}/conf.d/nextcloud.ini"; \
     \
     mkdir /var/www/data; \
diff --git a/25/fpm/Dockerfile b/25/fpm/Dockerfile
index 9d657f6b..910f54d3 100644
--- a/25/fpm/Dockerfile
+++ b/25/fpm/Dockerfile
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ RUN set -ex; \
 # see https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/stable/admin_manual/installation/source_installation.html
 ENV PHP_MEMORY_LIMIT 512M
 ENV PHP_UPLOAD_LIMIT 512M
-ENV PHP_PM_MAX_CHILDREN 16
 RUN set -ex; \
     \
     savedAptMark="$(apt-mark showmanual)"; \
@@ -109,7 +108,6 @@ RUN { \
         echo 'memory_limit=${PHP_MEMORY_LIMIT}'; \
         echo 'upload_max_filesize=${PHP_UPLOAD_LIMIT}'; \
         echo 'post_max_size=${PHP_UPLOAD_LIMIT}'; \
-        echo 'pm.max_children = ${PHP_PM_MAX_CHILDREN}'; \
     } > "${PHP_INI_DIR}/conf.d/nextcloud.ini"; \
     \
     mkdir /var/www/data; \
diff --git a/26/apache/Dockerfile b/26/apache/Dockerfile
index 36d20dc8..a6b125cf 100644
--- a/26/apache/Dockerfile
+++ b/26/apache/Dockerfile
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ RUN set -ex; \
 # see https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/stable/admin_manual/installation/source_installation.html
 ENV PHP_MEMORY_LIMIT 512M
 ENV PHP_UPLOAD_LIMIT 512M
-ENV PHP_PM_MAX_CHILDREN 16
 RUN set -ex; \
     \
     savedAptMark="$(apt-mark showmanual)"; \
@@ -110,7 +109,6 @@ RUN { \
         echo 'memory_limit=${PHP_MEMORY_LIMIT}'; \
         echo 'upload_max_filesize=${PHP_UPLOAD_LIMIT}'; \
         echo 'post_max_size=${PHP_UPLOAD_LIMIT}'; \
-        echo 'pm.max_children = ${PHP_PM_MAX_CHILDREN}'; \
     } > "${PHP_INI_DIR}/conf.d/nextcloud.ini"; \
     \
     mkdir /var/www/data; \
diff --git a/26/fpm/Dockerfile b/26/fpm/Dockerfile
index e1548088..e3608e6e 100644
--- a/26/fpm/Dockerfile
+++ b/26/fpm/Dockerfile
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ RUN set -ex; \
 # see https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/stable/admin_manual/installation/source_installation.html
 ENV PHP_MEMORY_LIMIT 512M
 ENV PHP_UPLOAD_LIMIT 512M
-ENV PHP_PM_MAX_CHILDREN 16
 RUN set -ex; \
     \
     savedAptMark="$(apt-mark showmanual)"; \
@@ -110,7 +109,6 @@ RUN { \
         echo 'memory_limit=${PHP_MEMORY_LIMIT}'; \
         echo 'upload_max_filesize=${PHP_UPLOAD_LIMIT}'; \
         echo 'post_max_size=${PHP_UPLOAD_LIMIT}'; \
-        echo 'pm.max_children = ${PHP_PM_MAX_CHILDREN}'; \
     } > "${PHP_INI_DIR}/conf.d/nextcloud.ini"; \
     \
     mkdir /var/www/data; \
diff --git a/27/apache/Dockerfile b/27/apache/Dockerfile
index d62295fa..5fb93a29 100644
--- a/27/apache/Dockerfile
+++ b/27/apache/Dockerfile
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ RUN set -ex; \
 # see https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/stable/admin_manual/installation/source_installation.html
 ENV PHP_MEMORY_LIMIT 512M
 ENV PHP_UPLOAD_LIMIT 512M
-ENV PHP_PM_MAX_CHILDREN 16
 RUN set -ex; \
     \
     savedAptMark="$(apt-mark showmanual)"; \
@@ -110,7 +109,6 @@ RUN { \
         echo 'memory_limit=${PHP_MEMORY_LIMIT}'; \
         echo 'upload_max_filesize=${PHP_UPLOAD_LIMIT}'; \
         echo 'post_max_size=${PHP_UPLOAD_LIMIT}'; \
-        echo 'pm.max_children = ${PHP_PM_MAX_CHILDREN}'; \
     } > "${PHP_INI_DIR}/conf.d/nextcloud.ini"; \
     \
     mkdir /var/www/data; \
diff --git a/27/fpm/Dockerfile b/27/fpm/Dockerfile
index c8f69ca3..d183f371 100644
--- a/27/fpm/Dockerfile
+++ b/27/fpm/Dockerfile
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ RUN set -ex; \
 # see https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/stable/admin_manual/installation/source_installation.html
 ENV PHP_MEMORY_LIMIT 512M
 ENV PHP_UPLOAD_LIMIT 512M
-ENV PHP_PM_MAX_CHILDREN 16
 RUN set -ex; \
     \
     savedAptMark="$(apt-mark showmanual)"; \
@@ -110,7 +109,6 @@ RUN { \
         echo 'memory_limit=${PHP_MEMORY_LIMIT}'; \
         echo 'upload_max_filesize=${PHP_UPLOAD_LIMIT}'; \
         echo 'post_max_size=${PHP_UPLOAD_LIMIT}'; \
-        echo 'pm.max_children = ${PHP_PM_MAX_CHILDREN}'; \
     } > "${PHP_INI_DIR}/conf.d/nextcloud.ini"; \
     \
     mkdir /var/www/data; \
diff --git a/Dockerfile-debian.template b/Dockerfile-debian.template
index ebd9b17e..cea5d93b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-debian.template
+++ b/Dockerfile-debian.template
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ RUN set -ex; \
 # see https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/stable/admin_manual/installation/source_installation.html
 ENV PHP_MEMORY_LIMIT 512M
 ENV PHP_UPLOAD_LIMIT 512M
-ENV PHP_PM_MAX_CHILDREN 16
 RUN set -ex; \
     \
     savedAptMark="$(apt-mark showmanual)"; \
@@ -109,7 +108,6 @@ RUN { \
         echo 'memory_limit=${PHP_MEMORY_LIMIT}'; \
         echo 'upload_max_filesize=${PHP_UPLOAD_LIMIT}'; \
         echo 'post_max_size=${PHP_UPLOAD_LIMIT}'; \
-        echo 'pm.max_children = ${PHP_PM_MAX_CHILDREN}'; \
     } > "${PHP_INI_DIR}/conf.d/nextcloud.ini"; \
     \
     mkdir /var/www/data; \