diff --git a/managed_vms/memcache/app.yaml b/managed_vms/memcache/app.yaml
index 419197141da..00539c11722 100644
--- a/managed_vms/memcache/app.yaml
+++ b/managed_vms/memcache/app.yaml
@@ -4,8 +4,3 @@ entrypoint: gunicorn -b :$PORT main:app
 
 runtime_config:
   python_version: 3
-
-# [START config]
-beta_settings:
-    use_memcache_proxy: true
-# [END config]