diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 534daac..a91b4bc 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -81,9 +81,6 @@ share-links-active:
 url-pretty: "MyWebsite.com"  # eg. "deanattali.com/beautiful-jekyll"
 
 # --- Misc --- #
-# Manually break the site excerpt
-excerpt_separator: <!--read more-->
-
 # Fill in your Disqus shortname (NOT the userid) if you want to support Disqus comments
 #disqus: ""