diff --git a/etc/nsd.conf b/etc/nsd.conf
index 1e86826372f..fd2ee9d8bdb 100644
--- a/etc/nsd.conf
+++ b/etc/nsd.conf
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
server:
hide-version: yes
verbosity: 1
- database: "" # disable database## bind to a specific address/port # ip-address: 192.0.2.53
