diff --git a/src/confd/yang/confd/infix-system.yang b/src/confd/yang/confd/infix-system.yang
index 6b1364e6..240bef7f 100644
--- a/src/confd/yang/confd/infix-system.yang
+++ b/src/confd/yang/confd/infix-system.yang
@@ -423,7 +423,6 @@ module infix-system {
       config false;
 
       list service {
-        key "pid";
         description "Tracked system service processes.";
 
         leaf pid {