diff --git a/minetest.conf b/minetest.conf
index f6524c88d..97d1f5cd6 100644
--- a/minetest.conf
+++ b/minetest.conf
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ movement_gravity = 10.4
 
 # Mapgen stuff
 
-max_block_generate_distance = 13
-
 # altitude_chill and altitude_dry doesn't go well together with MCL2 biomes
 # which already include "snowed" variants as you go higher.
 # humid_rivers would cause the MushroomIsland biome to appear frequently around rivers.