diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
index db51125fa8c3c76117c8780090e3b383c153d179..b48c8689c8c7891003e01aae9958d86bab798c7c 100644
--- a/.htaccess
+++ b/.htaccess
@@ -188,5 +188,3 @@
 ## http://developer.yahoo.com/performance/rules.html#etags
 
     #FileETag none
-
-SetEnv MAGE_MODE developer