diff --git a/etc/amqp.conf b/etc/amqp.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 4f80aa8d3..000000000
--- a/etc/amqp.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-{
-	"nodes" : {
-		"node1" : {
-			"type" : "amqp",
-			"format" : "json",
-
-			"uri" : "amqp://broker",
-
-			"exchange" : "mytestexchange",
-			"routing_key" : "abc",
-		
-			"ssl" : {
-				"verify_hostname" : true,
-				"verify_peer" : true,
-
-				"ca_cert" : "/path/to/ca.crt",
-				"client_cert" : "/path/to/client.crt",
-				"client_key" : "/path/to/client.key"
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}