diff --git a/nfcore_custom.config b/nfcore_custom.config
index 2aba7fa..b1047b8 100644
--- a/nfcore_custom.config
+++ b/nfcore_custom.config
@@ -60,9 +60,3 @@ profiles {
   utd_sysbio   { includeConfig "${params.custom_config_base}/conf/utd_sysbio.config" }
   uzh          { includeConfig "${params.custom_config_base}/conf/uzh.config" }
 }
-
-params {
-  // Changed from a Groovy Map to a string for backwards compatibility
-  // See https://github.com/nf-core/tools/issues/1304
-  hostnames = ''
-}