diff --git a/scrapy/conf/default_settings.py b/scrapy/conf/default_settings.py
index 5e7e4ed82..28c0e10ae 100644
--- a/scrapy/conf/default_settings.py
+++ b/scrapy/conf/default_settings.py
@@ -228,8 +228,6 @@ SPIDER_MIDDLEWARES_BASE = {
 
 SPIDER_MODULES = []
 
-SPIDERPROFILER_ENABLED = False
-
 SQS_QUEUE = 'scrapy'
 SQS_VISIBILITY_TIMEOUT = 7200
 SQS_POLLING_DELAY = 30