diff --git a/test/json_config/json_config.sh b/test/json_config/json_config.sh
index a7722a91a..2a34ea100 100755
--- a/test/json_config/json_config.sh
+++ b/test/json_config/json_config.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 rootdir=$(readlink -f $(dirname $0)/../..)
-SPDK_AUTOTEST_X=false
 source "$rootdir/test/common/autotest_common.sh"
 source "$rootdir/test/nvmf/common.sh"