diff --git a/configs/run_validation.config b/configs/run_validation.config
index 9d351024..1ebdebdb 100644
--- a/configs/run_validation.config
+++ b/configs/run_validation.config
@@ -24,5 +24,4 @@ includeConfig "${projectDir}/configs/containers.config"
 includeConfig "${projectDir}/configs/resources.config"
 includeConfig "${projectDir}/configs/profiles.config"
 includeConfig "${projectDir}/configs/output.config"
-includeConfig "${projectDir}/configs/read_type.config"
 process.queue = "will-batch-queue" // AWS Batch job queue