diff --git a/settings.js b/settings.js
index 1037e54f0..ce7cb47fe 100644
--- a/settings.js
+++ b/settings.js
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 module.exports = {
     uiPort: 1880,
     
-    userDir: "/tmp/a",
-    
     // By default, the Node-RED UI accepts connections on all IPv4 interfaces.
     // The following property can be used to listen on a specific interface. For
     // example, the following would only allow connections from the local machine.