diff --git a/configs/example/gpufs/hip_cookbook.py b/configs/example/gpufs/hip_cookbook.py
index 0cf5ca84b6..1c22be52da 100644
--- a/configs/example/gpufs/hip_cookbook.py
+++ b/configs/example/gpufs/hip_cookbook.py
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ from ruby import Ruby
 
 cookbook_runscript = """\
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/rocm/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-export HSA_ENABLE_SDMA=0
 export HSA_ENABLE_INTERRUPT=0
 dmesg -n3
 dd if=/root/roms/vega10.rom of=/dev/mem bs=1k seek=768 count=128
diff --git a/configs/example/gpufs/hip_rodinia.py b/configs/example/gpufs/hip_rodinia.py
index f15ff93451..a6c7c504c1 100644
--- a/configs/example/gpufs/hip_rodinia.py
+++ b/configs/example/gpufs/hip_rodinia.py
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ from ruby import Ruby
 
 rodinia_runscript = """\
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/rocm/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-export HSA_ENABLE_SDMA=0
 export HSA_ENABLE_INTERRUPT=0
 dmesg -n3
 dd if=/root/roms/vega10.rom of=/dev/mem bs=1k seek=768 count=128
diff --git a/configs/example/gpufs/hip_samples.py b/configs/example/gpufs/hip_samples.py
index cb7629b85e..0d9263e128 100644
--- a/configs/example/gpufs/hip_samples.py
+++ b/configs/example/gpufs/hip_samples.py
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ from ruby import Ruby
 
 samples_runscript = """\
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/rocm/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-export HSA_ENABLE_SDMA=0
 export HSA_ENABLE_INTERRUPT=0
 dmesg -n3
 dd if=/root/roms/vega10.rom of=/dev/mem bs=1k seek=768 count=128
diff --git a/configs/example/gpufs/vega10_kvm.py b/configs/example/gpufs/vega10_kvm.py
index b6eadbbe2c..48e2d69516 100644
--- a/configs/example/gpufs/vega10_kvm.py
+++ b/configs/example/gpufs/vega10_kvm.py
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ from ruby import Ruby
 
 demo_runscript = """\
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/rocm/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-export HSA_ENABLE_SDMA=0
 export HSA_ENABLE_INTERRUPT=0
 dmesg -n3
 dd if=/root/roms/vega10.rom of=/dev/mem bs=1k seek=768 count=128