diff --git a/benchmarks/benchmark_config.yml b/benchmarks/benchmark_config.yml
index 8dfd9ea5..e861ae6e 100644
--- a/benchmarks/benchmark_config.yml
+++ b/benchmarks/benchmark_config.yml
@@ -15,5 +15,4 @@ opacity:
     line:
         disable: False
         broadening: [radiation, linear_stark, quadratic_stark, van_der_waals]
-        broadening_range: 3 AA
 no_of_thetas: 20
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/stardis/config_schema.yml b/stardis/config_schema.yml
index 6564605c..98db854a 100644
--- a/stardis/config_schema.yml
+++ b/stardis/config_schema.yml
@@ -114,10 +114,6 @@ properties:
                         type: boolean
                         default: false
                         description: Whether to disable microturbulence.
-                    broadening_range:
-                        type: [quantity, "null"]
-                        default: null
-                        description: How far away to look for lines at any given wavelength or frequency. Must be in frequency or wavelength units. Does not apply to hydrogen. 
                     vald_linelist:
                         type: object
                         default: {}
diff --git a/stardis/tests/stardis_test_config_broadening.yml b/stardis/tests/stardis_test_config_broadening.yml
index 7afaf5c3..75ecadef 100644
--- a/stardis/tests/stardis_test_config_broadening.yml
+++ b/stardis/tests/stardis_test_config_broadening.yml
@@ -20,5 +20,4 @@ opacity:
         vald_linelist: 
             use_linelist: False
             shortlist: False
-        broadening_range: 3 AA         
 no_of_thetas: 10
diff --git a/stardis/tests/stardis_test_config_parallel.yml b/stardis/tests/stardis_test_config_parallel.yml
index 27ca1c40..185eb23e 100644
--- a/stardis/tests/stardis_test_config_parallel.yml
+++ b/stardis/tests/stardis_test_config_parallel.yml
@@ -21,5 +21,4 @@ opacity:
         vald_linelist: 
             use_linelist: False
             shortlist: False
-        broadening_range: 3 AA         
 no_of_thetas: 10