diff --git a/conf/test.config b/conf/test.config
index 35d3539..a2464b2 100644
--- a/conf/test.config
+++ b/conf/test.config
@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@ params {
     run_metaphlan3                        = true
     run_centrifuge                        = true
     run_diamond                           = true
-    // TODO: setting to txt here as does not require taxonomy in database.
-    // Should consider re-building our test database but with the required
-    // taxonomy files, but this may make large files (prot2access: 9GB)
-    diamond_output_format                 = 'txt'
 }
 
 process {
diff --git a/nextflow.config b/nextflow.config
index 963a4a5..5644786 100644
--- a/nextflow.config
+++ b/nextflow.config
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ params {
 
     // diamond
     run_diamond                = false
-    diamond_output_format      = 'tsv'
+    diamond_output_format      = 'txt'
 }
 
 // Load base.config by default for all pipelines