diff --git a/ietf/settings.py b/ietf/settings.py
index d680545cd..4f802cc3b 100644
--- a/ietf/settings.py
+++ b/ietf/settings.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ DATABASE_ENGINE = 'mysql'           # 'postgresql_psycopg2', 'postgresql', 'mysq
 DATABASE_NAME = 'django_idtracker'             # Or path to database file if using sqlite3.
 DATABASE_USER = 'django'             # Not used with sqlite3.
 DATABASE_PASSWORD = 'playing'         # Not used with sqlite3.
-DATABASE_OPTIONS={'charset': 'Latin1',}
 DATABASE_HOST = ''             # Set to empty string for localhost. Not used with sqlite3.
 DATABASE_PORT = ''             # Set to empty string for default. Not used with sqlite3.