diff --git a/defaults.inc b/defaults.inc
index 6cf76a31..1723df22 100755
--- a/defaults.inc
+++ b/defaults.inc
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ VERS='2.02072019'
 NODEHOSTS=10.5.10.51,10.5.10.52,10.5.10.53
 NODESERVICES=mysql,nginx,gitea,haproxy,keepalived,maxscale
 noheader=service,status-check,nightlyrenew,backup,report
-REPL_CHECKS=
 CERT_DAEMON='/usr/bin/certbot'
 FOLDER=/opt/idssys/nodemgmt
 SCRIPT=${FOLDER}/nodemgmt-scripts.sh