diff --git a/awesomerc b/awesomerc
index 69c8e72a..2ccb4018 100644
--- a/awesomerc
+++ b/awesomerc
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ rules
 
 mouse
 {
-    modkey = "Mod4"
     # For click on tag
     tag
     {
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index c130066c..9958e35d 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -321,7 +321,6 @@ parse_config(const char *confpatharg, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
     };
     static cfg_opt_t mouse_opts[] =
     {
-        CFG_STR((char *) "modkey", (char *) "Mod4", CFGF_NONE),
         CFG_SEC((char *) "tag", mouse_tag_opts, CFGF_MULTI),
         CFG_SEC((char *) "layout", mouse_generic_opts, CFGF_MULTI),
         CFG_SEC((char *) "title", mouse_generic_opts, CFGF_MULTI),
@@ -505,10 +504,6 @@ parse_config(const char *confpatharg, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
     awesomeconf->tags[0].selected = True;
     awesomeconf->tags[0].was_selected = True;
 
-    /* Mouse */
-    if(!(awesomeconf->modkey = key_mask_lookup(cfg_getstr(cfg_mouse, "modkey"))))
-       awesomeconf->modkey = Mod4Mask;
-
     /* Mouse: tags click bindings */
     awesomeconf->buttons.tag = parse_mouse_bindings(cfg_mouse, "tag", False);
 
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 70c6d584..6a32e579 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -182,8 +182,6 @@ struct awesome_config
            Button *root;
            Button *client;
     } buttons;
-    /** Default modkey */
-    KeySym modkey;
     /** Numlock mask */
     unsigned int numlockmask;
     /** Border size */