diff --git a/framework/tools/hc-gen/src/startup_cfg_gen.cpp b/framework/tools/hc-gen/src/startup_cfg_gen.cpp
index 4067f774f4a9bebbb70d9f03e4d3e5a988283fc8..2fe7ca862a4d4f10a9c0952d178a2eed1380b2e1 100644
--- a/framework/tools/hc-gen/src/startup_cfg_gen.cpp
+++ b/framework/tools/hc-gen/src/startup_cfg_gen.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ static constexpr const char *BOOT_CONFIG_TOP =
     "    \"jobs\" : [{\n"
     "            \"name\" : \"post-fs-data\",\n"
     "            \"cmds\" : [\n"
-    "                \"start hdf_devhost\"\n"
     "            ]\n"
     "        }\n"
     "    ],\n"