diff --git a/examples/bdev/hello_world/hello_bdev.c b/examples/bdev/hello_world/hello_bdev.c
index 92e977ef2..8e47a376b 100644
--- a/examples/bdev/hello_world/hello_bdev.c
+++ b/examples/bdev/hello_world/hello_bdev.c
@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	/* Set default values in opts structure. */
 	spdk_app_opts_init(&opts);
 	opts.name = "hello_bdev";
-	opts.config_file = "bdev.conf";
 
 	/*
 	 * The user can provide the config file and bdev name at run time.