diff --git a/multinode-demo/bootstrap-leader.sh b/multinode-demo/bootstrap-leader.sh
index 5041b80110..446aee8f6f 100755
--- a/multinode-demo/bootstrap-leader.sh
+++ b/multinode-demo/bootstrap-leader.sh
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ ledger_dir="$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR"/bootstrap-leader
 }
 
 args+=(
-  --accounts "$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR"/bootstrap-leader/accounts
   --enable-rpc-exit
   --ledger "$ledger_dir"
   --rpc-port 8899