diff --git a/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/JoinInProgressSpec.scala b/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/JoinInProgressSpec.scala
index e67ec357ff..61636f6358 100644
--- a/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/JoinInProgressSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/JoinInProgressSpec.scala
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ object JoinInProgressMultiJvmSpec extends MultiNodeConfig {
               threshold = 4
               acceptable-heartbeat-pause = 1 second
             }
-          }""") // increase the leader action task interval
+          }""")
         .withFallback(MultiNodeClusterSpec.clusterConfig)))
 }
 
diff --git a/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/MembershipChangeListenerExitingSpec.scala b/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/MembershipChangeListenerExitingSpec.scala
index 649b57ee59..e82977e579 100644
--- a/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/MembershipChangeListenerExitingSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/MembershipChangeListenerExitingSpec.scala
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ object MembershipChangeListenerExitingMultiJvmSpec extends MultiNodeConfig {
     debugConfig(on = false)
       .withFallback(ConfigFactory.parseString("""
         akka.cluster {
-          leader-actions-interval           = 5 s  # increase the leader action task interval
           unreachable-nodes-reaper-interval = 300 s # turn "off" reaping to unreachable node set
         }
       """)
diff --git a/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/MembershipChangeListenerJoinSpec.scala b/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/MembershipChangeListenerJoinSpec.scala
index 9999f02078..7c14af7203 100644
--- a/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/MembershipChangeListenerJoinSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/MembershipChangeListenerJoinSpec.scala
@@ -17,10 +17,7 @@ object MembershipChangeListenerJoinMultiJvmSpec extends MultiNodeConfig {
   val first = role("first")
   val second = role("second")
 
-  commonConfig(
-    debugConfig(on = false)
-      .withFallback(ConfigFactory.parseString("akka.clusterView.leader-actions-interval = 5 s") // increase the leader action task interval to allow time checking for JOIN before leader moves it to UP
-        .withFallback(MultiNodeClusterSpec.clusterConfig)))
+  commonConfig(debugConfig(on = false).withFallback(MultiNodeClusterSpec.clusterConfig))
 }
 
 class MembershipChangeListenerJoinMultiJvmNode1 extends MembershipChangeListenerJoinSpec with FailureDetectorPuppetStrategy
diff --git a/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/MembershipChangeListenerLeavingSpec.scala b/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/MembershipChangeListenerLeavingSpec.scala
index 8e33497d00..afc11fa493 100644
--- a/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/MembershipChangeListenerLeavingSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/MembershipChangeListenerLeavingSpec.scala
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ object MembershipChangeListenerLeavingMultiJvmSpec extends MultiNodeConfig {
   commonConfig(
     debugConfig(on = false)
       .withFallback(ConfigFactory.parseString("""
-        akka.clusterView.leader-actions-interval           = 5 s
         akka.cluster.unreachable-nodes-reaper-interval = 300 s # turn "off"
       """))
       .withFallback(MultiNodeClusterSpec.clusterConfig))