diff --git a/test/test_helloworld.sh b/test/test_helloworld.sh
index a70e713d..b535bb12 100755
--- a/test/test_helloworld.sh
+++ b/test/test_helloworld.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ cat <<EOF > $cfg
   <CLICON_STARTUP_MODE>init</CLICON_STARTUP_MODE>
   <CLICON_YANG_LIBRARY>false</CLICON_YANG_LIBRARY>
   <CLICON_SOCK_GROUP>${CLICON_GROUP}</CLICON_SOCK_GROUP>
-  <CLICON_RESTCONF_USER>${CLICON_USER}</CLICON_RESTCONF_USER>
   <CLICON_RESTCONF_PRIVILEGES>drop_perm</CLICON_RESTCONF_PRIVILEGES>
   <CLICON_RESTCONF_HTTP2_PLAIN>true</CLICON_RESTCONF_HTTP2_PLAIN>
   <restconf>