diff --git a/SciPost_v1/settings/base.py b/SciPost_v1/settings/base.py
index b2d50e8e7c3aceae9f9eb0667aab921949511065..760615bd5f411f88a7d34b7df20f3ac85cd48ccb 100644
--- a/SciPost_v1/settings/base.py
+++ b/SciPost_v1/settings/base.py
@@ -260,8 +260,6 @@ MAILCHIMP_API_KEY = 'test_API-key'
 # iThenticate
 ITHENTICATE_USERNAME = 'test_ithenticate_username'
 ITHENTICATE_PASSWORD = 'test_ithenticate_password'
-# # Default folder to upload to, else uses the first folder of your account.
-ITHENTICATE_DEFAULT_FOLDER_ID = None
 
 # Own settings
 JOURNALS_DIR = 'journals'
diff --git a/SciPost_v1/settings/production.py b/SciPost_v1/settings/production.py
index 617b72fdfcb8fdedab16b941119320d3ab092fad..4684131ba99c81a75a982f11218b2813d7e14c23 100644
--- a/SciPost_v1/settings/production.py
+++ b/SciPost_v1/settings/production.py
@@ -46,4 +46,3 @@ MAILCHIMP_API_KEY = get_secret("MAILCHIMP_API_KEY")
 # iThenticate
 ITHENTICATE_USERNAME = get_secret('ITHENTICATE_USERNAME')
 ITHENTICATE_PASSWORD = get_secret('ITHENTICATE_PASSWORD')
-ITHENTICATE_DEFAULT_FOLDER_ID = get_secret('ITHENTICATE_FOLDER_ID')