diff --git a/lisp/cus-start.el b/lisp/cus-start.el
index 1dbed46d4be..1b944d721ba 100644
--- a/lisp/cus-start.el
+++ b/lisp/cus-start.el
@@ -230,7 +230,6 @@
 	     (scroll-conservatively windows integer)
 	     (scroll-margin windows integer)
 	     (truncate-partial-width-windows display boolean)
-	     (mode-line-inverse-video modeline boolean)
 	     (line-number-display-limit display
 					(choice integer
 						(const :tag "No limit" nil)))