diff --git a/ansible/roles/memcached/templates/memcached.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/memcached/templates/memcached.json.j2
index fc59fd01cc..2e471c0c8b 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/memcached/templates/memcached.json.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/memcached/templates/memcached.json.j2
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 {
-    "command": "/usr/bin/memcached -vv -l {{ api_interface_address }} -p {{ memcached_port }}",
-    "config_files": []
+    "command": "/usr/bin/memcached -vv -l {{ api_interface_address }} -p {{ memcached_port }}"
 }