diff --git a/exercises/hello-world/src/example.clj b/exercises/hello-world/src/example.clj
index acd874a55..b81d18f31 100644
--- a/exercises/hello-world/src/example.clj
+++ b/exercises/hello-world/src/example.clj
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 (ns hello-world)
 
-(defn hello
-  ([] (hello "World"))
-  ([name] (str "Hello, " name "!")))
+(defn hello []
+  "Hello, World!")
diff --git a/exercises/hello-world/test/hello_world_test.clj b/exercises/hello-world/test/hello_world_test.clj
index 65e456e65..ce032d912 100644
--- a/exercises/hello-world/test/hello_world_test.clj
+++ b/exercises/hello-world/test/hello_world_test.clj
@@ -4,9 +4,3 @@
 
 (deftest hello-world-test
   (is (= "Hello, World!" (hello-world/hello))))
-
-(deftest hello-alice-test
-  (is (= "Hello, Alice!" (hello-world/hello "Alice"))))
-
-(deftest hello-bob-test
-  (is (= "Hello, Bob!" (hello-world/hello "Bob"))))