diff --git a/linuxkit.yml b/linuxkit.yml
index 1f4809544..7b94fa630 100644
--- a/linuxkit.yml
+++ b/linuxkit.yml
@@ -34,25 +34,6 @@ services:
     binds:
      - /etc/resolv.conf:/etc/resolv.conf
 files:
-  - path: etc/containerd/config.toml
-    contents: |
-      state = "/run/containerd"
-      root = "/var/lib/containerd"
-      snapshotter = "io.containerd.snapshotter.v1.overlayfs"
-      differ = "io.containerd.differ.v1.base-diff"
-      subreaper = false
-
-      [grpc]
-      address = "/run/containerd/containerd.sock"
-      uid = 0
-      gid = 0
-
-      [debug]
-      address = "/run/containerd/debug.sock"
-      level = "info"
-
-      [metrics]
-      address = ":13337"
   - path: etc/linuxkit-config
     metadata: yaml
 trust: