diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/vmware/vmwarerc b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/vmware/vmwarerc
index 16b448fa48..9baf506bfc 100644
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/vmware/vmwarerc
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/vmware/vmwarerc
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 # Libvirt configuration
 :libvirt_uri: "esx://@HOST@/?no_verify=1"
-:qemu_protocol: "qemu"
 
 # Username and password of the VMware hypervisor
 :username: "oneadmin"