diff --git a/qw11qD/parameters.json b/qw11qD/parameters.json
index 2948936b..1317e405 100644
--- a/qw11qD/parameters.json
+++ b/qw11qD/parameters.json
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 {
-    "nqubits": 5,
     "settings": {
         "nshots": 2048,
         "relaxation_time": 100000