diff --git a/lib/ansible/constants.py b/lib/ansible/constants.py
index 0c43d1e879..2a08dd93d7 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/constants.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/constants.py
@@ -156,9 +156,6 @@ PARAMIKO_PTY                   = get_config(p, 'paramiko_connection', 'pty', 'AN
 # characters included in auto-generated passwords
 DEFAULT_PASSWORD_CHARS = ascii_letters + digits + ".,:-_"
 
-# LOOKUP PLUGIN RELATED
-ANSIBLE_ETCD_URL               = get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'etcd_url', 'ANSIBLE_ETCD_URL', 'http://127.0.0.1:4001')
-
 # non-configurable things
 DEFAULT_SUDO_PASS         = None
 DEFAULT_REMOTE_PASS       = None