diff --git a/etc/builtin.conf b/etc/builtin.conf
index 349c2dfd40..a72508a64a 100644
--- a/etc/builtin.conf
+++ b/etc/builtin.conf
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ input-default-bindings=no
 input-vo-keyboard=no
 # OSX/Cocoa global input hooks
 input-media-keys=no
-vlang=
-alang=
-slang=
 
 [encoding]
 vo=lavc
@@ -42,9 +39,6 @@ resume-playback=no
 load-scripts=no
 osc=no
 framedrop=no
-vlang=
-alang=
-slang=
 
 [fast]
 scale=bilinear