diff --git a/doc/code_snippets/snippets/sharding/templates/basic/router.lua b/doc/code_snippets/snippets/sharding/templates/basic/router.lua
index ee21da0e5f..4df433e3f6 100644
--- a/doc/code_snippets/snippets/sharding/templates/basic/router.lua
+++ b/doc/code_snippets/snippets/sharding/templates/basic/router.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 local vshard = require('vshard')
 
-vshard.router.bootstrap()
-
 -- Router code --