diff --git a/src/_h5ai/private/conf/options.json b/src/_h5ai/private/conf/options.json
index 8b9ad279..483901c6 100644
--- a/src/_h5ai/private/conf/options.json
+++ b/src/_h5ai/private/conf/options.json
@@ -201,16 +201,6 @@
         "useBrowserLang": true
     },
 
-    /*
-    Adds peer5 p2p downloader which is based on webrtc (see peer5.com).
-
-    - id: string, the API key
-    */
-    "peer5": {
-        "enabled": false,
-        "id": "z142i5n5qypq4cxr"
-    },
-
     /*
     Adds Piwik tracker javascript code.