diff --git a/vars/volthaStackDeploy.groovy b/vars/volthaStackDeploy.groovy
index 9e27d33..9979cd9 100644
--- a/vars/volthaStackDeploy.groovy
+++ b/vars/volthaStackDeploy.groovy
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@
           def bbsimCfg = readYaml file: "$WORKSPACE/voltha-helm-charts/examples/${cfg.workflow}-values.yaml"
           // NOTE we assume that the only service that needs a different s_tag is the first one in the list
           bbsimCfg["servicesConfig"]["services"][0]["s_tag"] = startingStag + i
+          // remove the ONOS config that is defined in the values file
+          // it's not relevant for BBSim (it won't break anything, but it will clustter the console output)
+          bbsimCfg.remove('onos')
           println "Using BBSim Service config ${bbsimCfg}"
           writeYaml file: "$WORKSPACE/bbsimCfg${cfg.stackId}${i}.yaml", data: bbsimCfg
         } else {