diff --git a/tools/dev/run_dev_server.sh b/tools/dev/run_dev_server.sh
index 3959bd2a75..1b94ea3ff7 100755
--- a/tools/dev/run_dev_server.sh
+++ b/tools/dev/run_dev_server.sh
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ case $CONFIG in
       RAFT_INTERNAL_RPC_PORT="8303" \
       RAFT_JOIN="weaviate-0:8300,weaviate-1:8302,weaviate-2:8304" \
       RAFT_BOOTSTRAP_EXPECT=3 \
-      CONTEXTIONARY_URL=localhost:9999 \
       DEFAULT_VECTORIZER_MODULE=text2vec-contextionary \
       ENABLE_MODULES="text2vec-contextionary,backup-filesystem" \
       go_run ./cmd/weaviate-server \
@@ -96,7 +95,6 @@ case $CONFIG in
         RAFT_INTERNAL_RPC_PORT="8305" \
         RAFT_JOIN="weaviate-0:8300,weaviate-1:8302,weaviate-2:8304" \
         RAFT_BOOTSTRAP_EXPECT=3 \
-        CONTEXTIONARY_URL=localhost:9999 \
         DEFAULT_VECTORIZER_MODULE=text2vec-contextionary \
         ENABLE_MODULES="text2vec-contextionary" \
         go_run ./cmd/weaviate-server \
@@ -119,7 +117,6 @@ case $CONFIG in
         CLUSTER_JOIN="localhost:7100" \
         RAFT_PORT="8306" \
         RAFT_INTERNAL_RPC_PORT="8307" \
-        CONTEXTIONARY_URL=localhost:9999 \
         DEFAULT_VECTORIZER_MODULE=text2vec-contextionary \
         ENABLE_MODULES="text2vec-contextionary" \
         go_run ./cmd/weaviate-server \