diff --git a/bin/rndc/rndc.conf b/bin/rndc/rndc.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 78ee858515..0000000000
--- a/bin/rndc/rndc.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
- *
- * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
- * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
- * file, you can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
- *
- * See the COPYRIGHT file distributed with this work for additional
- * information regarding copyright ownership.
- */
-
-/*
- * Sample rndc configuration file.
- */
-
-options {
-	default-server  localhost;
-	default-key     "key";
-};
-
-server localhost {
-	key     "key";
-};
-
-key "cc64b3d1db63fc88d7cb5d2f9f57d258" {
-	algorithm hmac-sha256;
-	secret "34f88008d07deabbe65bd01f1d233d47";
-};
-
-server "test1" {
-	key "cc64b3d1db63fc88d7cb5d2f9f57d258";
-	port 5353;
-	addresses { 10.53.0.1; };
-};
-
-key "key" {
-	algorithm       hmac-sha256;
-	secret "c3Ryb25nIGVub3VnaCBmb3IgYSBtYW4gYnV0IG1hZGUgZm9yIGEgd29tYW4K";
-};