diff --git a/platformio.ini-example b/platformio.ini-example
index 1fde98e32..7e74d40e4 100644
--- a/platformio.ini-example
+++ b/platformio.ini-example
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 ; add here your board, e.g. nodemcuv2, d1_mini, d1_mini_pro
 env_default = d1_mini
 
-[common]
-platform = espressif8266
 [common]
 platform_def = espressif8266
 platform_180 = espressif8266@1.8.0