diff --git a/examples/standalone-aurora/main.tf b/examples/standalone-aurora/main.tf
index 5ec14f55..705ed80a 100644
--- a/examples/standalone-aurora/main.tf
+++ b/examples/standalone-aurora/main.tf
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ module "standalone_aurora" {
   aurora_cluster_instance_enable_single = var.aurora_cluster_instance_enable_single
   aurora_db_password                    = var.aurora_db_password
   aurora_db_username                    = var.aurora_db_username
-  aurora_parameter_group_family         = var.aurora_parameter_group_family
-  aurora_global_db_rpo                  = var.aurora_global_db_rpo
 
   ami_id                       = data.aws_ami.ubuntu.id
   bypass_preflight_checks      = true
diff --git a/examples/standalone-aurora/variables.tf b/examples/standalone-aurora/variables.tf
index 0f6da1b2..c6cf1e21 100644
--- a/examples/standalone-aurora/variables.tf
+++ b/examples/standalone-aurora/variables.tf
@@ -50,15 +50,3 @@ variable "aurora_cluster_instance_replica_count" {
   type        = number
   description = "Number of extra cluster instances to create. Should be 0 if `aurora_cluster_instance_enable_single` is set to `true`."
 }
-
-variable "aurora_global_db_rpo" {
-  type        = string
-  description = "Value of the RPO for the Aurora global database."
-  default     = "55"
-}
-
-variable "aurora_parameter_group_family" {
-  type        = string
-  description = "RDS cluster parameter group"
-  default     = "aurora-postgresql16"
-}
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index bcd6b71c..5f1d1df8 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -126,8 +126,6 @@ module "aurora_database" {
   aurora_db_password                    = var.aurora_db_password
   aurora_cluster_instance_replica_count = var.aurora_cluster_instance_replica_count
   aurora_cluster_instance_enable_single = var.aurora_cluster_instance_enable_single
-  aurora_global_db_rpo                  = var.aurora_global_db_rpo
-  aurora_parameter_group_family         = var.aurora_parameter_group_family
 
   db_backup_retention = var.aurora_db_backup_retention
   db_backup_window    = var.db_backup_window
diff --git a/modules/aurora_database_cluster/main.tf b/modules/aurora_database_cluster/main.tf
index 9561b3ed..a7cd4b87 100644
--- a/modules/aurora_database_cluster/main.tf
+++ b/modules/aurora_database_cluster/main.tf
@@ -96,14 +96,3 @@ resource "aws_rds_cluster_instance" "cluster_instances_n" {
   engine             = aws_rds_cluster.aurora_postgresql.engine
   engine_version     = aws_rds_cluster.aurora_postgresql.engine_version
 }
-
-resource "aws_rds_cluster_parameter_group" "default" {
-  name        = "aurora-postgresql"
-  family      = var.aurora_parameter_group_family
-  description = "RDS cluster parameter group"
-
-  parameter {
-    name  = "rds.global_db_rpo"
-    value = var.aurora_global_db_rpo
-  }
-}
diff --git a/modules/aurora_database_cluster/variables.tf b/modules/aurora_database_cluster/variables.tf
index 8ec1e2bb..86d12c49 100644
--- a/modules/aurora_database_cluster/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/aurora_database_cluster/variables.tf
@@ -29,18 +29,6 @@ variable "aurora_cluster_instance_enable_single" {
   description = "Creates a single rds cluster instance."
 }
 
-variable "aurora_global_db_rpo" {
-  type        = string
-  description = "Value of the RPO for the Aurora global database."
-  default     = "55"
-}
-
-variable "aurora_parameter_group_family" {
-  type        = string
-  description = "RDS cluster parameter group"
-  default     = "aurora-postgresql16"
-}
-
 variable "engine_version" {
   type        = string
   description = "PostgreSQL version."
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 66e285bd..00d7e299 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -237,18 +237,6 @@ variable "aurora_db_username" {
   }
 }
 
-variable "aurora_global_db_rpo" {
-  type        = string
-  description = "Value of the RPO for the Aurora global database."
-  default     = "55"
-}
-
-variable "aurora_parameter_group_family" {
-  type        = string
-  description = "RDS cluster parameter group"
-  default     = "aurora-postgresql16"
-}
-
 variable "aurora_postgres_engine_version" {
   type        = string
   default     = "16.2"