diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_api.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_api.erl
index ab99a2d86..c0b36dd76 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_api.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_api.erl
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@ info_example_basic(mqtt) ->
 mqtt_main_example() ->
     #{
         enable => true,
-        mode => cluster_shareload,
         server => <<"127.0.0.1:1883">>,
         proto_ver => <<"v4">>,
         username => <<"foo">>,
diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge/src/schema/emqx_bridge_compatible_config.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge/src/schema/emqx_bridge_compatible_config.erl
index 6743b9cdd..6adbf3942 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge/src/schema/emqx_bridge_compatible_config.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge/src/schema/emqx_bridge_compatible_config.erl
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ up(#{<<"connector">> := Connector} = Config) ->
         Cn(password, <<>>),
         Cn(clean_start, true),
         Cn(keepalive, <<"60s">>),
-        Cn(mode, <<"cluster_shareload">>),
         Cn(proto_ver, <<"v4">>),
         Cn(server, undefined),
         Cn(retry_interval, <<"15s">>),
diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge/test/emqx_bridge_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge/test/emqx_bridge_SUITE.erl
index a8864bf00..fe68e610d 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge/test/emqx_bridge_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge/test/emqx_bridge_SUITE.erl
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ t_update_ssl_conf(Config) ->
         <<"bridge_mode">> => false,
         <<"clean_start">> => true,
         <<"keepalive">> => <<"60s">>,
-        <<"mode">> => <<"cluster_shareload">>,
         <<"proto_ver">> => <<"v4">>,
         <<"server">> => <<"127.0.0.1:1883">>,
         <<"ssl">> =>