diff --git a/preferences.xml b/preferences.xml
index 20ac2d615..94dcc7b58 100644
--- a/preferences.xml
+++ b/preferences.xml
@@ -245,7 +245,6 @@ Started September 2000 by David Megginson, david@megginson.com
    </selected>
   </input>
 
-  <number-views type="int">6</number-views>
   <chase-distance-m type="double">-25.0</chase-distance-m>
   <allow-toggle-cockpit type="bool">false</allow-toggle-cockpit>