diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/storage/10-file.html b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/storage/10-file.html
index 3561d491a..8b2dee0e6 100755
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/storage/10-file.html
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/storage/10-file.html
@@ -48,11 +48,6 @@
             <option value="stream" data-i18n="file.output.stream"></option>
         </select>
     </div>
-    <div class="form-row">
-        <label></label>
-        <input type="checkbox" id="node-input-sendError" style="width:auto">
-        <label style="width:auto; margin-bottom:0; vertical-align: middle;" for="node-input-sendError" data-i18n="file.label.sendError"></label>
-    </div>
     <div class="form-row" id="encoding-spec">
         <label for="node-input-encoding"><i class="fa fa-flag"></i> <span data-i18n="file.label.encoding"></span></label>
         <select type="text" id="node-input-encoding" style="width: 250px;">
@@ -309,9 +304,6 @@
                 }
             });
             encSel.val(node.encoding);
-            if (this.sendError === undefined) {
-                $("#node-input-sendError").prop("checked",true);
-            }
             $("#node-input-format").on("change",function() {
                 var format = $("#node-input-format").val();
                 if ((format === "utf8") || (format === "lines")) {