diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 86db816..6697d4d 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ description: >- # this means to ignore newlines until "baseurl:"
   A catalog/overview of Python packages in the area of lab automation.
 baseurl: "" # the subpath of your site, e.g. /blog
 url: "" # the base hostname & protocol for your site, e.g. http://example.com
-twitter_username: -
 github_username:  bilderbuchi
 
 # Build settings