diff --git a/settings/pre-settings.el b/settings/pre-settings.el
index 4d341492..340b44e9 100644
--- a/settings/pre-settings.el
+++ b/settings/pre-settings.el
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ Both Win32 and Cygwin count.")
 
 (use-package cus-edit
   :config
-  (setq custom-file (concat user-emacs-directory "custom.el"))
   (setq custom-buffer-done-kill t)
   (load custom-file t t))