diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
index f1ef8719ba1a8421e3d58aeceee851da731e4f77..2998f48f7addce87c68296ed33d68837bd439b6b 100644
--- a/.htaccess
+++ b/.htaccess
@@ -170,12 +170,6 @@
 
 </IfModule>
 
-############################################
-## By default allow all access
-
-    Order allow,deny
-    Allow from all
-
 ###########################################
 ## Deny access to release notes to prevent disclosure of the installed Magento version
 
diff --git a/.htaccess.sample b/.htaccess.sample
index 47944ce310559c42972741d1459ed4e98a332b0f..3a19430211147f23f6e460addf435d771380b944 100644
--- a/.htaccess.sample
+++ b/.htaccess.sample
@@ -167,12 +167,6 @@
 
 </IfModule>
 
-############################################
-## By default allow all access
-
-    Order allow,deny
-    Allow from all
-
 ###########################################
 ## Deny access to release notes to prevent disclosure of the installed Magento version
 
diff --git a/pub/.htaccess b/pub/.htaccess
index b00b2127289e31e93de0d23969e74d64611efd1c..b3f9b82f3723b106829e136d1609134ed4fdc196 100755
--- a/pub/.htaccess
+++ b/pub/.htaccess
@@ -156,12 +156,6 @@
 
 </IfModule>
 
-############################################
-## By default allow all access
-
-    Order allow,deny
-    Allow from all
-
 ###########################################
 ## Deny access to release notes to prevent disclosure of the installed Magento version