diff --git a/Control/AthenaCommon/python/AppMgr.py b/Control/AthenaCommon/python/AppMgr.py
index d7d3bdfb4e568cbb5a1a04ac48a3944df5c880b4..f13f779df349b77baa7c3c3c97436b141aa14905 100755
--- a/Control/AthenaCommon/python/AppMgr.py
+++ b/Control/AthenaCommon/python/AppMgr.py
@@ -397,7 +397,6 @@ class AthAppMgr( AppMgr ):
             props[k] = self.getDefaultProperty(k)
             if hasattr(self, k):
                props[k] = getattr(self, k)
-      props['Dlls'] = [ 'AthenaServices' ]
       props['CreateSvc'] = []
       return props