diff --git a/src/srun/srun.c b/src/srun/srun.c
index 2586857d9f8b7be8beff07ace0ff5b4b2aa72432..9da39b7f673fbaa054a2e9491ac1d211928c4553 100644
--- a/src/srun/srun.c
+++ b/src/srun/srun.c
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ create_job_spec(void)
 	if (opt.nodes > -1)
 		job.num_nodes      = opt.nodes;
 
-	job.procs_per_task = opt.cpus;
 	job.user_id        = opt.uid;
 
 	rc = slurm_allocate_resources(&job, &resp, opt.immediate);