diff --git a/tests/bluetooth/tester/hci_ipc.conf b/tests/bluetooth/tester/hci_ipc.conf
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index e88b3fb674520..0000000000000
--- a/tests/bluetooth/tester/hci_ipc.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-# left empty until autopts has been updated to stop using it