diff --git a/sharding/genesis.json b/sharding/genesis.json
deleted file mode 100644
index aa5d95858636..000000000000
--- a/sharding/genesis.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "config": {
-        "chainId": 12345,
-        "homesteadBlock": 0,
-        "eip155Block": 0,
-        "eip158Block": 0
-    },
-    "difficulty": "200",
-    "gasLimit": "210000000000",
-    "alloc": {
-        "826f3F66dB0416ea82033aE917A611bfBF4D98b6": { "balance": "300000" },
-        "Dd0cbc3AE49DD62915877ebFa6050cad362B83Ad": { "balance": "400000" }
-    }
-}