diff --git a/includes/defaults.inc.php b/includes/defaults.inc.php
index 3403c30ad7..61d8700b75 100644
--- a/includes/defaults.inc.php
+++ b/includes/defaults.inc.php
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ $config['page_title_prefix'] = "";
 $config['page_title_suffix'] = $config['project_name'];
 $config['timestamp_format'] = 'd-m-Y H:i:s';
 $config['page_gen']         = 0;                 # display MySqL & PHP stats in footer?
-$config['web_header']       = "header.inc.php";  # in html/includes
 $config['login_message']    = "Unauthorised access or use shall render the user liable to criminal and/or civil prosecution.";
 
 $config['old_graphs']             = 1;   // RRDfiles from before the great rra reform. This is default for a while.