diff --git a/Framework/Core/src/ChannelSpecHelpers.cxx b/Framework/Core/src/ChannelSpecHelpers.cxx
index 52c20bd81786e..309bf516944c2 100644
--- a/Framework/Core/src/ChannelSpecHelpers.cxx
+++ b/Framework/Core/src/ChannelSpecHelpers.cxx
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ std::string ChannelSpecHelpers::channelUrl(OutputChannelSpec const& channel)
 {
   switch (channel.protocol) {
     case ChannelProtocol::IPC:
-      return fmt::format("ipc://{}_{},transport=shmem", channel.hostname, channel.port);
+      return fmt::format("ipc://{}_{}", channel.hostname, channel.port);
     default:
       return channel.method == ChannelMethod::Bind ? fmt::format("tcp://*:{}", channel.port)
                                                    : fmt::format("tcp://{}:{}", channel.hostname, channel.port);
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ std::string ChannelSpecHelpers::channelUrl(InputChannelSpec const& channel)
 {
   switch (channel.protocol) {
     case ChannelProtocol::IPC:
-      return fmt::format("ipc://{}_{},transport=shmem", channel.hostname, channel.port);
+      return fmt::format("ipc://{}_{}", channel.hostname, channel.port);
     default:
       return channel.method == ChannelMethod::Bind ? fmt::format("tcp://*:{}", channel.port)
                                                    : fmt::format("tcp://{}:{}", channel.hostname, channel.port);