diff --git a/template/nextflow_template/nextflow_generic_conf_v0.0.1.conf b/template/nextflow_template/nextflow_generic_conf_v0.0.1.conf
index 5810441c..b4b78f49 100644
--- a/template/nextflow_template/nextflow_generic_conf_v0.0.1.conf
+++ b/template/nextflow_template/nextflow_generic_conf_v0.0.1.conf
@@ -97,5 +97,4 @@ singularity {
 
 conda {
     useMamba = false
-    cacheDir = "$NEXTFLOW_CONDA_CACHE_DIR"
 }
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