diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index e8bcf44d1a..22c2174ba4 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ lint:
 demodir namespace="default": coordinator initializer
     #!/usr/bin/env bash
     d=$(mktemp -d)
-    namespace=default
     echo "Creating demo directory at ${d}"
     cp -R ./deployments/emojivoto "${d}/deployment"
     rm -f "${d}/deployment/coordinator.yml"