diff --git a/etc/distrenslave.conf b/etc/distrenslave.conf
--- a/etc/distrenslave.conf
+++ b/etc/distrenslave.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 slave
 {
   username = "!username"
-  key = "!key"
 }
 
 include("distrencommon.conf")