diff --git a/exampleSite/config.toml b/exampleSite/config.toml
index 16bf7e6..28cea7c 100644
--- a/exampleSite/config.toml
+++ b/exampleSite/config.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 baseURL = ""
 languageCode = "en-us"
 title = "ExampleSite for Sandpoints Theme"
-theme = "sandpoints"
 relativeurls = true
 disableKinds = ["RSS", "sitemap"]