diff --git a/workflow/main.nf b/workflow/main.nf
index 193fb27d3e54292b9b8ad206950a591a217e8bd4..e239d4082ce31b6509d31c3e47353eaf7a35ffa6 100644
--- a/workflow/main.nf
+++ b/workflow/main.nf
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ params.skipMotif = false
 params.skipPlotProfile = false
 params.references = "$baseDir/../docs/references.md"
 params.multiqc =  "$baseDir/conf/multiqc_config.yaml"
-params.gtf = "/project/shared/bicf_workflow_ref/$params.genome/gencode.gtf"
 
 // Assign variables if astrocyte
 if (params.astrocyte) {