diff --git a/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp b/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
index 157b1de5f..97ded5a50 100644
--- a/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
@@ -318,8 +318,6 @@ void NodeDB::installDefaultConfig(bool preserveKey = false)
     memcpy(config.security.admin_key[0].bytes, USERPREFS_ADMIN_KEY, 32);
     config.security.admin_key[0].size = 32;
     config.security.admin_key_count = 1;
-#else
-    config.security.admin_key[0].size = 0;
 #endif
     if (shouldPreserveKey) {
         config.security.private_key.size = 32;