diff --git a/STARTERKIT/STARTERKIT.info.txt b/STARTERKIT/STARTERKIT.info.txt
index 7480fcbd3b1eac00ae9839d8320c0c1ad6808fec..6c1b2b6b4ee3edd242c7077ba0d3280316cefd55 100644
--- a/STARTERKIT/STARTERKIT.info.txt
+++ b/STARTERKIT/STARTERKIT.info.txt
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ features[] = main_menu
 features[] = secondary_menu
 
   ; Set the default settings to be used in theme-settings.php
-settings[zen_block_editing]        = 1
 settings[zen_breadcrumb]           = yes
 settings[zen_breadcrumb_separator] = ' › '
 settings[zen_breadcrumb_home]      = 1
diff --git a/theme-settings.php b/theme-settings.php
index ae1ab0989714510af58eb659cec730985d29bf1d..f6e0655b265a6065027b5253ce3c996b934f77c2 100644
--- a/theme-settings.php
+++ b/theme-settings.php
@@ -24,13 +24,6 @@ function zen_form_system_theme_settings_alter(&$form, $form_state) {
     '#value'         => '<div id="zen-settings">',
   );
 
-  $form['zen_block_editing'] = array(
-    '#type'          => 'checkbox',
-    '#title'         => t('Show block editing on hover'),
-    '#description'   => t('When hovering over a block, privileged users will see block editing links.'),
-    '#default_value' => theme_get_setting('zen_block_editing'),
-  );
-
   $form['breadcrumb'] = array(
     '#type'          => 'fieldset',
     '#title'         => t('Breadcrumb settings'),
diff --git a/zen.info b/zen.info
index a413aa755a862f3dec7969f31be5e45407dabb92..15867f0eea6bb69019e34f6cafadcf2c85e9b816 100644
--- a/zen.info
+++ b/zen.info
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ features[] = main_menu
 features[] = secondary_menu
 
   ; Set the default settings to be used in theme-settings.php
-settings[zen_block_editing]        = 1
 settings[zen_breadcrumb]           = yes
 settings[zen_breadcrumb_separator] = ' › '
 settings[zen_breadcrumb_home]      = 1