diff --git a/share/skel/dot.shrc b/share/skel/dot.shrc
index ea32f3578bfa..e66c0abb77d5 100644
--- a/share/skel/dot.shrc
+++ b/share/skel/dot.shrc
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@
 #
 # umask	022
 
-# Enable the builtin emacs(1) command line editor in sh(1),
-# e.g. C-a -> beginning-of-line.
-set -o emacs
-
 # Uncomment this and comment the above to enable the builtin vi(1) command
 # line editor in sh(1), e.g. ESC to go into visual mode.
 # set -o vi