diff --git a/lib/j2ssh/j2ssh.properties b/lib/j2ssh/j2ssh.properties
index ca0823e15bf4efea23a696f4913636b6df4d57e1..eeb9581e0228ff855ca2c05ece3e212bc9c7780d 100644
--- a/lib/j2ssh/j2ssh.properties
+++ b/lib/j2ssh/j2ssh.properties
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ default_db=%uniprot_bacteria
 # remote directories to use as roots in the file manager
 remotedir.PD=/nfs/pathdata
 remotedir.PD2=/nfs/pathdata2
-remotedir.YP=/nfs/disk222/yeastpub
 # local directories to use as roots in the file manager
 localdir.PD=/nfs/pathdata
 localdir.YP=/nfs/disk222/yeastpub