diff --git a/files/build_templates/init_cfg.json.j2 b/files/build_templates/init_cfg.json.j2
index d7a898dd44..eb851c48ce 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/init_cfg.json.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/init_cfg.json.j2
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
                    ("database", "always_enabled", false, "always_enabled"),
                    ("lldp", "enabled", true, "enabled"),
                    ("pmon", "enabled", true, "enabled"),
-                   ("pmon", "enabled", false, "enabled"),
                    ("snmp", "enabled", true, "enabled"),
                    ("eventd", "enabled", false, "enabled"),
                    ("swss", "enabled", false, "enabled"),