diff --git a/etc/defaults/rc.conf b/etc/defaults/rc.conf
index 026769ad2ddc..3cc521dd6a33 100644
--- a/etc/defaults/rc.conf
+++ b/etc/defaults/rc.conf
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ firewall_type="UNKNOWN"		# Firewall type (see /etc/rc.firewall)
 firewall_quiet="NO"		# Set to YES to suppress rule display
 firewall_logging="NO"		# Set to YES to enable events logging
 firewall_flags=""		# Flags passed to ipfw when type is a file
-hcsecd_enable="NO"		# Set to YES to enable hcsecd
 ip_portrange_first="NO"		# Set first dynamically allocated port
 ip_portrange_last="NO"		# Set last dynamically allocated port
 ike_enable="NO"			# Enable IKE daemon (usually racoon or isakmpd)