diff --git a/services/horizon/docker/stellar-core-standalone.cfg b/services/horizon/docker/stellar-core-standalone.cfg
index e49082ef20..a2b7e806c9 100644
--- a/services/horizon/docker/stellar-core-standalone.cfg
+++ b/services/horizon/docker/stellar-core-standalone.cfg
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 # simple configuration for a standalone test "network"
 # see stellar-core_example.cfg for a description of the configuration parameters
 
-RUN_STANDALONE=true
-
 NETWORK_PASSPHRASE="Standalone Network ; February 2017"
 
 PEER_PORT=11625