diff --git a/targets/hw-651-s110v8.json b/targets/hw-651-s110v8.json
index 743de6c725..50030cecad 100644
--- a/targets/hw-651-s110v8.json
+++ b/targets/hw-651-s110v8.json
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 {
-	"inherits": ["hw-651", "nrf51-s110v8"],
-	"flash-method": "openocd"
+	"inherits": ["hw-651", "nrf51-s110v8"]
 }