diff --git a/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/attributes/default.rb b/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/attributes/default.rb
index 5003448..06f1e1f 100644
--- a/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/attributes/default.rb
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ default['gitlab']['gitlab-rails']['rate_limit_period'] = 60
 default['gitlab']['gitlab-rails']['gitlab_host'] = node['fqdn']
 default['gitlab']['gitlab-rails']['gitlab_port'] = 80
 default['gitlab']['gitlab-rails']['gitlab_https'] = false
-default['gitlab']['gitlab-rails']['gitlab_user'] = "git"
 default['gitlab']['gitlab-rails']['gitlab_email_from'] = "gitlab@#{node['fqdn']}"
 default['gitlab']['gitlab-rails']['gitlab_support_email'] = "support@localhost"
 default['gitlab']['gitlab-rails']['support_email'] = "support@example.com"
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