diff --git a/examples/aevol_with_secretion/param.in b/examples/aevol_with_secretion/param.in
index 912fe5eb58976caeb7556ca919708afa914f6bcd..db1f8a8e816e0f27c2a48b24e9a11e0bc30b12b5 100644
--- a/examples/aevol_with_secretion/param.in
+++ b/examples/aevol_with_secretion/param.in
@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@ SECRETION_DIFFUSION_PROP      0.01
 SECRETION_DEGRADATION_PROP    0.1
 SECRETION_COST                0
 
-##### 11. Plasmids ################
-ALLOW_PLASMIDS              false
-WITH_TRANSFER               false
-
 ##### 12. Alignment ###############
 WITH_ALIGNMENTS         false
 # MIN_ALIGN_SCORE         40