diff --git a/global/fs/zfs/replication.nix b/global/fs/zfs/replication.nix
index 9022d7d2..c8f58b44 100644
--- a/global/fs/zfs/replication.nix
+++ b/global/fs/zfs/replication.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ in mkIf cfg.enable {
     sshKey = mkDefault "/var/lib/syncoid/.ssh/id_ed25519";
     commonArgs = [
       "--recursive"
-      "--compress=lz4"
       "--mbuffer-size=128M"
     ];
     localSourceAllow = mkOptionDefault [ "mount" ];