diff --git a/cfg/rippled-example.cfg b/cfg/rippled-example.cfg
index 8b41aad468..5690720ae0 100644
--- a/cfg/rippled-example.cfg
+++ b/cfg/rippled-example.cfg
@@ -1206,12 +1206,8 @@ time.apple.com
 time.nist.gov
 pool.ntp.org
 
-# Where to find some other servers speaking the Ripple protocol.
-[ips]
-r.ripple.com 51235
-
 # To use the XRP test network (see https://ripple.com/build/xrp-test-net/),
-# use the following [ips] section instead:
+# use the following [ips] section:
 # [ips]
 # r.altnet.rippletest.net 51235