diff --git a/core/prelude-custom.el b/core/prelude-custom.el
index be6f74c..34f0584 100644
--- a/core/prelude-custom.el
+++ b/core/prelude-custom.el
@@ -98,11 +98,6 @@ Only modes that don't derive from `prog-mode' should be listed here."
   :type 'symbol
   :group 'prelude)
 
-(defcustom prelude-shell (getenv "SHELL")
-  "The default shell to run with `crux-visit-term-buffer'"
-  :type 'string
-  :group 'prelude)
-
 (provide 'prelude-custom)
 
 ;;; prelude-custom.el ends here