diff --git a/aws-sqs-source.kamelet.yaml b/aws-sqs-source.kamelet.yaml
index 5b71f4d20..b4a2746dd 100644
--- a/aws-sqs-source.kamelet.yaml
+++ b/aws-sqs-source.kamelet.yaml
@@ -58,6 +58,4 @@ spec:
         region: "{{region}}"
         deleteAfterRead: "{{deleteAfterRead}}"
       steps:
-      - marshal:
-          json: {}
       - to: "kamelet:sink"