diff --git a/templates/default/trove-taskmanager.conf.erb b/templates/default/trove-taskmanager.conf.erb
index 122f608..448ec90 100644
--- a/templates/default/trove-taskmanager.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/default/trove-taskmanager.conf.erb
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ rabbit_password = <%= @rabbit_pass %>
 rabbit_virtual_host = <%= @rabbit['vhost'] %>
 rabbit_port = <%= @rabbit['port'] %>
 rabbit_use_ssl = <%= @rabbit['use_ssl'] %>
-rabbit_notification_topic = <%= @rabbit['notification_topic'] %>
 
 # SQLAlchemy connection string for the reference implementation
 # registry server. Any valid SQLAlchemy connection string is fine.