diff --git a/defaults.xml b/defaults.xml
index 0d7857caf..373778f62 100644
--- a/defaults.xml
+++ b/defaults.xml
@@ -58,9 +58,6 @@ Started September 2000 by David Megginson, david@megginson.com
         <enabled type="bool" userarchive="y">false</enabled>
         <sun-atlas-size type="int" userarchive="y">2048</sun-atlas-size>
       </shadows>
-      <clustered-shading>
-        <enabled type="bool" userarchive="y">false</enabled>
-      </clustered-shading>
       <photoscenery>
         <enabled type="bool" userarchive="y">false</enabled>
       </photoscenery>