diff --git a/galaxy_ng/app/settings.py b/galaxy_ng/app/settings.py
index 819fc97bf3..dc3e29958a 100644
--- a/galaxy_ng/app/settings.py
+++ b/galaxy_ng/app/settings.py
@@ -442,6 +442,3 @@
 
 # If False it disables editing and managing users and groups.
 ALLOW_LOCAL_RESOURCE_MANAGEMENT = True
-
-# If we have a resource server defined, apply local changes to that server
-RESOURCE_SERVER_SYNC_ENABLED = True