diff --git a/roles/koji_hub/templates/hub.conf.j2 b/roles/koji_hub/templates/hub.conf.j2
index dc1d6c09c9..290914ac64 100644
--- a/roles/koji_hub/templates/hub.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/koji_hub/templates/hub.conf.j2
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ tag =
 
 channel =
     method createrepo :: use createrepo
-    has req_channel :: req
     is_child_task :: parent
 #we want pesign-test-app to always go to the secure-boot channel even for scratch builds
     source */pesign-test-app* && has_perm secure-boot :: use secure-boot