diff --git a/examples/async-clients/run_clients.py b/examples/async-clients/run_clients.py
index 68ede960d..78dc1ed55 100644
--- a/examples/async-clients/run_clients.py
+++ b/examples/async-clients/run_clients.py
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
     "secure": False,
     "preshared_cert": False,
     "verify": False,
-    "combiner": "combiner",
     "validator": True,
     "trainer": True,
     "init": None,