diff --git a/job_files/default.ini b/job_files/default.ini
index c996208..e47e805 100644
--- a/job_files/default.ini
+++ b/job_files/default.ini
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ iodepth=1
 [web-server-assets]
 stonewall
 ioengine=libaio
-direct=1
 size=10M
 bs=4k-1M
 runtime=15
@@ -49,7 +48,6 @@ percentage_random=70
 [media-streaming]
 stonewall
 ioengine=libaio
-direct=1
 size=1G
 bs=128k
 runtime=10