diff --git a/hledger-web/config/settings.yml b/hledger-web/config/settings.yml
index cc386a3ab..3029116dd 100644
--- a/hledger-web/config/settings.yml
+++ b/hledger-web/config/settings.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Default: &defaults
   host: "*4" # any IPv4 host
   port: 3000
   approot: "http://localhost:3000"
-  copyright: Insert copyright statement here
+  copyright: " "
   #analytics: UA-YOURCODE
 
 Development: