diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 5e621d2..65a870e 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ services:
       - node.name=opensearch-node
       - discovery.type=single-node
       - bootstrap.memory_lock=false
-      - "OPENSEARCH_JAVA_OPTS=-Xms256m -Xmx512m -XX:+UseG1GC"
+      - "OPENSEARCH_JAVA_OPTS=-Xms256m -Xmx512m"
       - "DISABLE_INSTALL_DEMO_CONFIG=true"
       - "DISABLE_SECURITY_PLUGIN=true"
       - "DISABLE_PERFORMANCE_ANALYZER_AGENT_CLI=true"