diff --git a/akka-samples/akka-sample-remote/src/main/resources/common.conf b/akka-samples/akka-sample-remote/src/main/resources/common.conf
index 7be9ad0ca1..a60eef8369 100644
--- a/akka-samples/akka-sample-remote/src/main/resources/common.conf
+++ b/akka-samples/akka-sample-remote/src/main/resources/common.conf
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 akka {
-  version = "2.0-SNAPSHOT"
 
   actor {
     provider = "akka.remote.RemoteActorRefProvider"
   }
 
   remote {
-    transport = "akka.remote.netty.NettyRemoteTransport"
     server {
       hostname = "127.0.0.1"
     }