diff --git a/preferences.xml b/preferences.xml
index 6cfe90150..b14ac3f77 100644
--- a/preferences.xml
+++ b/preferences.xml
@@ -273,16 +273,6 @@ Started September 2000 by David Megginson, david@megginson.com
     <heading type="double">20.0</heading>
    </entry>
 
-   <entry>
-    <type>ship</type>
-    <path>Models/Geometry/freighter.ac</path>
-    <speed-KTAS type="double">20.0</speed-KTAS>
-    <altitude-ft type="double">0.0</altitude-ft>
-    <longitude type="double">-122.33333</longitude>
-    <latitude type="double">37.61667</latitude>
-    <heading type="double">40.0</heading>
-   </entry>
-
   </ai>
 
  </sim>