diff --git a/nextflowConf/aws.temp.config b/nextflowConf/aws.temp.config
index 5289005f23cb90bc414ba483f8088ef00bfa4d45..77b1f3729aedae86801c82bc788dff45d3f984fa 100644
--- a/nextflowConf/aws.temp.config
+++ b/nextflowConf/aws.temp.config
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ process {
     memory = '32 GB'
   }
   withName:checkMetadata {
-    executor = 'dnanexus'
     cpus = 1
     memory = '1 GB'
   }