diff --git a/conf/nyu_hpc.config b/conf/nyu_hpc.config
index 2fabf078..c4f1bec7 100644
--- a/conf/nyu_hpc.config
+++ b/conf/nyu_hpc.config
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ singularity.enabled = true
 process {
     executor       = 'slurm'
     clusterOptions = '--export=NONE'
-    scratch        = true
     maxRetries     = 3
     errorStrategy  = { task.attempt <= 3 ? 'retry' : 'finish' }
     cache          = 'lenient'