diff --git a/atmos/src/main/resources/reference.conf b/atmos/src/main/resources/reference.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index da58238fd3..0000000000
--- a/atmos/src/main/resources/reference.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-atmos {
-  trace {
-    enabled = true
-    send.port = 28667
-
-    max-length-long-message = 1000
-    max-length-short-message = 1000
-
-    traceable {
-      "/" = on
-      "/system/*" = on
-      "*" = on
-    }
-
-    sampling {
-      "*" = 1
-    }
-  }
-}