diff --git a/settings/templates/settings/admin/security.php b/settings/templates/settings/admin/security.php
index 751616fc1769c..7d528818e4280 100644
--- a/settings/templates/settings/admin/security.php
+++ b/settings/templates/settings/admin/security.php
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 
 <div id="two-factor-auth" class="section">
 	<h2><?php p($l->t('Two-Factor Authentication'));?></h2>
-	<input type="hidden" id="two-factor-auth-settings-initial-state" value="<?php p(base64_encode(json_encode($_['mandatory2FAState']))); ?>">
 	<div id="two-factor-auth-settings"></div>
 </div>