diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index de6b9a71fb..10a43767d3 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ function start() {
 
 	// nconf defaults, if not set in config
 	if (!nconf.get('upload_path')) nconf.set('upload_path', '/public/uploads');
-	if (!nconf.get('bcrypt_rounds')) nconf.set('bcrypt_rounds', 12);
 	// Parse out the relative_url and other goodies from the configured URL
 	var urlObject = url.parse(nconf.get('url'));
 	nconf.set('use_port', !!urlObject.port);