diff --git a/sites/scrapy.org/scrapyorg/local_settings.py.template b/sites/scrapy.org/scrapyorg/local_settings.py.template
index 932a72b60..5d2d85d7f 100644
--- a/sites/scrapy.org/scrapyorg/local_settings.py.template
+++ b/sites/scrapy.org/scrapyorg/local_settings.py.template
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ DATABASE_PASSWORD = ''         # Not used with sqlite3.
 DATABASE_HOST = ''             # Set to empty string for localhost. Not used with sqlite3.
 DATABASE_PORT = ''             # Set to empty string for default. Not used with sqlite3.
 
-SITE_URL = ''
-
 EMAIL_HOST = ''
 EMAIL_HOST_USER = ''
 EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = ''