diff --git a/vars/default_vars.yml b/vars/default_vars.yml
index 954dae0dd..e07d7bb46 100644
--- a/vars/default_vars.yml
+++ b/vars/default_vars.yml
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ wan_try_dhcp_before_static_ip: True   # Facilitate field updates w/ cablemodems
 
 gui_port: 80    # 2021-08-17: For iptables.  And #2811 dreams of HTTPS/443 ?
 # adm_cons_force_ssl: False    # Likewise: iiab-admin.yml & js-menu.yml set it.
-adm_cons_allow_downloads: False
 
 # Enable "campus access" to ~10 common IIAB services like Kiwix (3000), KA Lite
 # (8008) and Calibre (8010 or 8080) etc, on the WAN side of your IIAB server.