diff --git a/bbmri/vars b/bbmri/vars
index eb938a5..80addf4 100644
--- a/bbmri/vars
+++ b/bbmri/vars
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ BROKER_ID=broker-test.bbmri-test.samply.de
 BROKER_URL=https://${BROKER_ID}
 PROXY_ID=${SITE_ID}.${BROKER_ID}
 PRIVATEKEYFILENAME=/etc/bridgehead/pki/${SITE_ID}.priv.pem
-PLATFORM=bbmri
 
 BROKER_URL_FOR_PREREQ=$BROKER_URL