diff --git a/node/dist/src/main/resources/readme/example-node.conf b/node/dist/src/main/resources/readme/example-node.conf
index 15d45001d7..6a55e72d7f 100644
--- a/node/dist/src/main/resources/readme/example-node.conf
+++ b/node/dist/src/main/resources/readme/example-node.conf
@@ -52,10 +52,6 @@ enterpriseConfiguration = {
         maximumMessagingBatchSize = 256
         p2pConfirmationWindowSize = 1048576
         brokerConnectionTtlCheckIntervalMs = 20
-        stateMachine = {
-            eventQueueSize = 16
-            sessionDeliverPersistenceStrategy = "OnNextCommit"
-        }
     }
     useMultiThreadedSMM = true
 }