diff --git a/samples/airline/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml b/samples/airline/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
index 4c28e975..e1cbd992 100644
--- a/samples/airline/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
+++ b/samples/airline/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/j2ee http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/j2ee/web-app_2_4.xsd"
          version="2.4">
     <display-name>Spring-WS Airline Sample</display-name>
-    <context-param>
-        <param-name>webAppRootKey</param-name>
-        <param-value>airline.root</param-value>
-    </context-param>
     <context-param>
         <param-name>contextConfigLocation</param-name>
         <param-value>