diff --git a/example/config/StrolchConfiguration.xml b/example/config/StrolchConfiguration.xml
index cc95200..a1997fc 100644
--- a/example/config/StrolchConfiguration.xml
+++ b/example/config/StrolchConfiguration.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
                 <realms>defaultRealm</realms>
                 <dataStoreMode>CACHED</dataStoreMode>
                 <dataStoreFile>defaultModel.xml</dataStoreFile>
-                <enableObserverUpdates>true</enableObserverUpdates>
             </Properties>
         </Component>
 
diff --git a/plc-core/src/test/resources/test-runtime/config/StrolchConfiguration.xml b/plc-core/src/test/resources/test-runtime/config/StrolchConfiguration.xml
index f1b6246..825865f 100644
--- a/plc-core/src/test/resources/test-runtime/config/StrolchConfiguration.xml
+++ b/plc-core/src/test/resources/test-runtime/config/StrolchConfiguration.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
                 <realms>defaultRealm</realms>
                 <dataStoreMode>TRANSIENT</dataStoreMode>
                 <dataStoreFile>defaultModel.xml</dataStoreFile>
-                <enableObserverUpdates>true</enableObserverUpdates>
             </Properties>
         </Component>