diff --git a/plugins/shared/cmd/launcher/README.md b/plugins/shared/cmd/launcher/README.md
index 06c6c65e128e..32851aa5450b 100644
--- a/plugins/shared/cmd/launcher/README.md
+++ b/plugins/shared/cmd/launcher/README.md
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ $ ./launcher device ./fs-device
 $ cat <<\EOF >fs-device.config
 > config {
 >   dir = "./plugins"
->   stats_period = "2s"
 > }
 > EOF