diff --git a/newrelic/config.py b/newrelic/config.py
index 6816c43b5b..5c4c52464f 100644
--- a/newrelic/config.py
+++ b/newrelic/config.py
@@ -2448,11 +2448,6 @@ def _process_module_builtin_defaults():
         "newrelic.hooks.messagebroker_kafkapython",
         "instrument_kafka_heartbeat",
     )
-    _process_module_definition(
-        "kafka.consumer.group",
-        "newrelic.hooks.messagebroker_kafkapython",
-        "instrument_kafka_consumer_group",
-    )
 
     _process_module_definition(
         "logging",