diff --git a/basic-network/init.sh b/basic-network/init.sh
index 3ab4747317..caf7c76d49 100755
--- a/basic-network/init.sh
+++ b/basic-network/init.sh
@@ -12,4 +12,3 @@ rm -rf ~/.hfc-key-store/*
 
 # copy peer admin credentials into the keyValStore
 mkdir -p ~/.hfc-key-store
-cp creds/* ~/.hfc-key-store