diff --git a/nitter.example.conf b/nitter.example.conf
index 360e07b..bddb9a4 100644
--- a/nitter.example.conf
+++ b/nitter.example.conf
@@ -26,12 +26,6 @@ enableRSS = true  # set this to false to disable RSS feeds
 enableDebug = false  # enable request logs and debug endpoints (/.sessions)
 proxy = ""  # http/https url, SOCKS proxies are not supported
 proxyAuth = ""
-tokenCount = 10
-# minimum amount of usable tokens. tokens are used to authorize API requests,
-# but they expire after ~1 hour, and have a limit of 500 requests per endpoint.
-# the limits reset every 15 minutes, and the pool is filled up so there's
-# always at least `tokenCount` usable tokens. only increase this if you receive
-# major bursts all the time and don't have a rate limiting setup via e.g. nginx
 
 # Change default preferences here, see src/prefs_impl.nim for a complete list
 [Preferences]