diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 19ba8f2..b278fc1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ mqtt:
   broker: [point to your broker IP eg. 'mqtt://localhost']
   username: [username of mqtt broker]
   password: !secret mqtt_password
-  client_id: mqtt
   discovery: true
   discovery_prefix: homeassistant
   birth_message: