diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/templates/videoalpha/default.yaml b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/templates/videoalpha/default.yaml
index d655c26d37..5ff3a8f004 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/templates/videoalpha/default.yaml
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/templates/videoalpha/default.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 ---
 metadata:
     display_name: Video Alpha 1
-    data_dir: a_made_up_name
     is_graded: False
     version: 1
 data: |