diff --git a/VisualEditor.hooks.php b/VisualEditor.hooks.php
index ebd7463ce8..efb3660c67 100644
--- a/VisualEditor.hooks.php
+++ b/VisualEditor.hooks.php
@@ -68,10 +68,6 @@ class VisualEditorHooks {
 		$output->addJsConfigVars( 'wgVisualEditorToolbarScrollOffset', $toolbarScrollOffset );
 		$output->addJsConfigVars( 'wgVisualEditorUnsupportedEditParams', self::$unsupportedEditParams );
 
-		$output->addJsConfigVars(
-			'wgEditSubmitButtonLabelPublish',
-			$veConfig->get( 'EditSubmitButtonLabelPublish' )
-		);
 		return true;
 	}