diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index d29a9e3..891f34e 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ class ServerlessDynamodbLocal {
         } else {
             dynamoOptions = {
                 endpoint: `http://${this.host}:${this.port}`,
-                region: "localhost",
                 accessKeyId: "MOCK_ACCESS_KEY_ID",
                 secretAccessKey: "MOCK_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY",
                 convertEmptyValues: options && options.convertEmptyValues ? options.convertEmptyValues : false,