diff --git a/examples/zenohc/z_ping_shm.cxx b/examples/zenohc/z_ping_shm.cxx
index 2f4825c3..f7da459c 100644
--- a/examples/zenohc/z_ping_shm.cxx
+++ b/examples/zenohc/z_ping_shm.cxx
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ int _main(int argc, char** argv) {
         return 1;
     }
     Config config = Config::create_default();
-    config.insert_json(Z_CONFIG_SHARED_MEMORY_KEY, "true");
     if (args.config_path) {
         config = Config::from_file(args.config_path);
     }
diff --git a/examples/zenohc/z_pub_shm.cxx b/examples/zenohc/z_pub_shm.cxx
index 3766b9a3..5ebff2ba 100644
--- a/examples/zenohc/z_pub_shm.cxx
+++ b/examples/zenohc/z_pub_shm.cxx
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ int _main(int argc, char **argv) {
             {{"-c", {"config file", &config_file}}});
 
     Config config = Config::create_default();
-    config.insert_json(Z_CONFIG_SHARED_MEMORY_KEY, "true");
     if (config_file) {
         config = Config::from_file(config_file);
     }
diff --git a/examples/zenohc/z_pub_shm_thr.cxx b/examples/zenohc/z_pub_shm_thr.cxx
index 1d6b0b8a..f4e9943f 100644
--- a/examples/zenohc/z_pub_shm_thr.cxx
+++ b/examples/zenohc/z_pub_shm_thr.cxx
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ int _main(int argc, char **argv) {
     size_t len = atoi(payload_size);
 
     Config config = Config::create_default();
-    config.insert_json(Z_CONFIG_SHARED_MEMORY_KEY, "true");
     if (config_file) {
         config = Config::from_file(config_file);
     }
diff --git a/examples/zenohc/z_queryable_shm.cxx b/examples/zenohc/z_queryable_shm.cxx
index 0f387dd6..b672258f 100644
--- a/examples/zenohc/z_queryable_shm.cxx
+++ b/examples/zenohc/z_queryable_shm.cxx
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ int _main(int argc, char **argv) {
             {{"-c", {"config file", &config_file}}});
 
     Config config = Config::create_default();
-    config.insert_json(Z_CONFIG_SHARED_MEMORY_KEY, "true");
     if (config_file) {
         config = Config::from_file(config_file);
     }
diff --git a/examples/zenohc/z_sub_shm.cxx b/examples/zenohc/z_sub_shm.cxx
index 3aa172e0..3e870ef7 100644
--- a/examples/zenohc/z_sub_shm.cxx
+++ b/examples/zenohc/z_sub_shm.cxx
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ int _main(int argc, char **argv) {
             {{"-c", {"config file", &config_file}}});
 
     Config config = Config::create_default();
-    config.insert_json(Z_CONFIG_SHARED_MEMORY_KEY, "true");
     if (config_file) {
         config = Config::from_file(config_file);
     }