diff --git a/sbcl-nginx.yml b/sbcl-nginx.yml
index 6356e1b..234e541 100644
--- a/sbcl-nginx.yml
+++ b/sbcl-nginx.yml
@@ -514,7 +514,6 @@ write_files:
     defer: True
     content: |
       ;;; -*- lisp -*-
-      (setf sb-ext:*default-external-format* :utf-8)
       (sb-ext:set-sbcl-source-location #P"~/sbcl/")
 
   - path: /home/cl/lisp_01_setup_sbcl.sh