diff --git a/config/slurm/profile/config_plugin_dardel.yaml b/config/slurm/profile/config_plugin_dardel.yaml
index 75c47be..7732b36 100644
--- a/config/slurm/profile/config_plugin_dardel.yaml
+++ b/config/slurm/profile/config_plugin_dardel.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 # snakemake CLI flags
 executor: slurm
 jobs: 100
-cores: 1
 printshellcmds: true
 software-deployment-method: apptainer
 
diff --git a/config/slurm/profile/config_plugin_rackham.yaml b/config/slurm/profile/config_plugin_rackham.yaml
index 4e9e64f..0d931d1 100644
--- a/config/slurm/profile/config_plugin_rackham.yaml
+++ b/config/slurm/profile/config_plugin_rackham.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 # snakemake CLI flags
 executor: slurm
 jobs: 100
-cores: 1
 printshellcmds: true
 software-deployment-method: apptainer