diff --git a/src/settings.js b/src/settings.js
index 970eb791e..ff6705d90 100644
--- a/src/settings.js
+++ b/src/settings.js
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ const gDefaults = (function () {
     const result = { };
     result[exports.AUTOUPDATE_PATTERN_KEY] = cron.DEFAULT_AUTOUPDATE_PATTERN;
     result[exports.TIME_ZONE_KEY] = 'UTC';
-    result[exports.CLOUDRON_COOKIE_SECRET_KEY] = '';
     result[exports.IPV6_CONFIG_KEY] = {
         provider: 'noop'
     };