diff --git a/lib/tls.js b/lib/tls.js
index 7eaa76cecedbea..2ac43c01d32dbb 100644
--- a/lib/tls.js
+++ b/lib/tls.js
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ exports.DEFAULT_CIPHERS =
 
 exports.DEFAULT_ECDH_CURVE = 'auto';
 
-exports.DEFAULT_MAX_VERSION = 'TLSv1.3';
-
 if (getOptionValue('--tls-min-v1.0'))
   exports.DEFAULT_MIN_VERSION = 'TLSv1';
 else if (getOptionValue('--tls-min-v1.1'))