diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/base/vcs_settings.mako b/rhodecode/templates/base/vcs_settings.mako
index 5d0e2d7a..924e17b6 100644
--- a/rhodecode/templates/base/vcs_settings.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/base/vcs_settings.mako
@@ -307,8 +307,6 @@
 ##                <div class="label">
 ##                  <span class="help-block">${_('Use rebase instead of creating a merge commit when merging via web interface.')}</span>
 ##               </div>
-                ## Hidden field for commented-out setting to prevent validation errors
-                ${h.hidden('rhodecode_git_use_rebase_for_merging' + suffix, 'False')}
 
             <div class="checkbox">
                 ${h.checkbox('rhodecode_git_close_branch_before_merging' + suffix, 'True', **kwargs)}