diff --git a/config/env.ini b/config/env.ini
index 9582946e..0f14c9f9 100644
--- a/config/env.ini
+++ b/config/env.ini
@@ -117,8 +117,6 @@ SPC_CMD_PREFIX_PHP_BUILDCONF="./buildconf --force"
 SPC_CMD_PREFIX_PHP_CONFIGURE="./configure --prefix= --with-valgrind=no --enable-shared=no --enable-static=yes --disable-all --disable-cgi --disable-phpdbg"
 ; make command
 SPC_CMD_PREFIX_PHP_MAKE="make -j${CPU_COUNT}"
-; embed type for php, static or shared
-SPC_CMD_VAR_PHP_EMBED_TYPE="static"
 
 ; *** default build vars for building php ***
 ; CFLAGS for configuring php