diff --git a/config/template_config.yaml b/config/template_config.yaml
index f2b0f8d2..2cfeb4d2 100644
--- a/config/template_config.yaml
+++ b/config/template_config.yaml
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ runtime: #in h
     long: 24
     simplejob: 1
 
-# Local directory for temp files, useful for cluster execution without shared file system
-tmpdir: /tmp
+
 # directory where databases are downloaded with 'atlas download'
 database_dir: databases