diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/schema.php b/wp-admin/includes/schema.php
index c6ca5f5d5a..0c5709c489 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/schema.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/schema.php
@@ -303,7 +303,6 @@ function populate_options() {
 	'comments_per_page' => 50,
 	'default_comments_page' => 'newest',
 	'comment_order' => 'asc',
-	'use_ssl' => 0,
 	'sticky_posts' => array(),
 	'widget_categories' => array(),
 	'widget_text' => array(),