diff --git a/includes/DefaultSettings.php b/includes/DefaultSettings.php
index 27386f48781..dea470a6b42 100644
--- a/includes/DefaultSettings.php
+++ b/includes/DefaultSettings.php
@@ -5834,7 +5834,6 @@ $wgGrantPermissions['basic']['nominornewtalk'] = true;
 $wgGrantPermissions['basic']['patrolmarks'] = true;
 $wgGrantPermissions['basic']['purge'] = true;
 $wgGrantPermissions['basic']['read'] = true;
-$wgGrantPermissions['basic']['skipcaptcha'] = true;
 $wgGrantPermissions['basic']['writeapi'] = true;
 
 $wgGrantPermissions['highvolume']['bot'] = true;