diff --git a/dfx.json b/dfx.json
index 6f82335db9..ce0338ce14 100644
--- a/dfx.json
+++ b/dfx.json
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {
   "version": 1,
-  "dfx": "0.9.2",
   "canisters": {
     "portal": {
       "portal": {