diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index c1e7d06..9cbb0f5 100755
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
         'models'      => [
             // a camelCased model name results in Kirby\Exception\NotFoundException
             'simplepagemodel' => [
-                'type'   => 'Kirby\Cms\Page',
                 'fields' => [
                     'id'    => function ($page) {
                         return $page->id();