diff --git a/src/org.gnome.Terminal.gschema.xml b/src/org.gnome.Terminal.gschema.xml
index c07b1158..586d7a4b 100644
--- a/src/org.gnome.Terminal.gschema.xml
+++ b/src/org.gnome.Terminal.gschema.xml
@@ -719,11 +719,6 @@
       <summary>Whether the shell integration is enabled</summary>
     </key>
 
-    <!-- This one is deprecated and unused -->
-    <key name="encodings" type="as">
-      <default>["UTF-8"]</default>
-    </key>
-
     <key name="confirm-close" type="b">
       <default>true</default>
       <summary>Whether to ask for confirmation before closing a terminal</summary>
