diff --git a/config.sample.json b/config.sample.json
index 52e47f03f1..32bdc7e589 100644
--- a/config.sample.json
+++ b/config.sample.json
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
             "matrix.org"
         ]
     },
-    "welcomeUserId": "@riot-bot:matrix.org",
     "piwik": {
         "url": "https://piwik.riot.im/",
         "whitelistedHSUrls": ["https://matrix.org"],