diff --git a/examples/example.rsync b/examples/example.rsync
index a2795db63f32a4d52f3416cc664f47f28526cf46..faba203254e15be91ccc69db02958827b957e880 100644
--- a/examples/example.rsync
+++ b/examples/example.rsync
@@ -50,11 +50,6 @@ days = 7
 # for long storage format, specify the number of monthly backup increments
 #keepmonthly = 1
 
-# use this if you need a lockfile to be kept during backup execution
-# this is an useful feature in case you have some tasks that should
-# know if the backup is running or not
-#lockfile = 
-
 # rsync command nice level
 #nicelevel = 0