diff --git a/playbooks/roles/etherpad/templates/settings.json.j2 b/playbooks/roles/etherpad/templates/settings.json.j2
index 1642f4d70e..be1d75d1f1 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/etherpad/templates/settings.json.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/etherpad/templates/settings.json.j2
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
   // favicon default name
   "favicon": "favicon.ico",
 
-  // Session Key, used for reconnecting user sessions
-  // Set this to a secure string at least 10 characters long.  Do not share this value.
-  "sessionKey" : "{{ etherpad_session_key }}",
-
   //The Type of the database. You can choose between dirty, sqlite and mysql
   //You should use mysql or sqlite for anything else than testing or development
   "dbType" : "mysql",
diff --git a/playbooks/zuul/templates/host_vars/etherpad01.opendev.org.yaml.j2 b/playbooks/zuul/templates/host_vars/etherpad01.opendev.org.yaml.j2
index c005479c88..6a3443f0b5 100644
--- a/playbooks/zuul/templates/host_vars/etherpad01.opendev.org.yaml.j2
+++ b/playbooks/zuul/templates/host_vars/etherpad01.opendev.org.yaml.j2
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
 etherpad_db_root_password: rootpassword
 etherpad_db_password: password
-# Must be 14 characters
-etherpad_session_key: 'R382T#^XDcNYmg'