diff --git a/docs/source/providers/inference/remote_vllm.md b/docs/source/providers/inference/remote_vllm.md
index cba7aac52..6c725fb41 100644
--- a/docs/source/providers/inference/remote_vllm.md
+++ b/docs/source/providers/inference/remote_vllm.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Remote vLLM inference provider for connecting to vLLM servers.
 ## Sample Configuration
 
 ```yaml
-url: ${env.VLLM_URL:=http://localhost:8000/v1}
+url: ${env.VLLM_URL}
 max_tokens: ${env.VLLM_MAX_TOKENS:=4096}
 api_token: ${env.VLLM_API_TOKEN:=fake}
 tls_verify: ${env.VLLM_TLS_VERIFY:=true}
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/fireworks/fireworks.py b/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/fireworks/fireworks.py
index 130a012dd..1c82ff3a8 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/fireworks/fireworks.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/fireworks/fireworks.py
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ class FireworksInferenceAdapter(ModelRegistryHelper, Inference, NeedsRequestProv
 
     def _get_client(self) -> Fireworks:
         fireworks_api_key = self._get_api_key()
-        print(f">>>>>> fireworks_api_key: {fireworks_api_key} <<<<<")
         return Fireworks(api_key=fireworks_api_key)
 
     def _get_openai_client(self) -> AsyncOpenAI:
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/vllm/config.py b/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/vllm/config.py
index 8be8d5b8b..e11efa7f0 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/vllm/config.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/vllm/config.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class VLLMInferenceAdapterConfig(BaseModel):
     @classmethod
     def sample_run_config(
         cls,
-        url: str = "${env.VLLM_URL:=http://localhost:8000/v1}",
+        url: str = "${env.VLLM_URL}",
         **kwargs,
     ):
         return {
diff --git a/llama_stack/templates/starter/run.yaml b/llama_stack/templates/starter/run.yaml
index 37f4e4c0b..01264f1c4 100644
--- a/llama_stack/templates/starter/run.yaml
+++ b/llama_stack/templates/starter/run.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ providers:
   - provider_id: ${env.ENABLE_VLLM:=__disabled__}
     provider_type: remote::vllm
     config:
-      url: ${env.VLLM_URL:=http://localhost:8000/v1}
+      url: ${env.VLLM_URL}
       max_tokens: ${env.VLLM_MAX_TOKENS:=4096}
       api_token: ${env.VLLM_API_TOKEN:=fake}
       tls_verify: ${env.VLLM_TLS_VERIFY:=true}