diff --git a/src/bgzip/config.vsh.yaml b/src/bgzip/config.vsh.yaml
index 6fb10670..159c33e8 100644
--- a/src/bgzip/config.vsh.yaml
+++ b/src/bgzip/config.vsh.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ functionality:
     repository: https://github.com/samtools/htslib
     licence: MIT
   requirements:
-    cpus: 1
     commands: [ bgzip ]
   argument_groups:
     - name: Inputs