diff --git a/sys/riscv/conf/QEMU b/sys/riscv/conf/QEMU
index 34a52e41c3ee..7abe44bdab58 100644
--- a/sys/riscv/conf/QEMU
+++ b/sys/riscv/conf/QEMU
@@ -6,5 +6,4 @@ include "GENERIC"
 
 ident QEMU
 
-options 	HZ=100
 options 	ROOTDEVNAME=\"ufs:/dev/vtbd0\"