diff --git a/lms/envs/aws.py b/lms/envs/aws.py
index 13f1bc8bce2c5db4b2656c82f521b509438bdd2e..45d440e0f149b6c6c307281b9a68b5cfc6d26852 100644
--- a/lms/envs/aws.py
+++ b/lms/envs/aws.py
@@ -331,7 +331,6 @@ LOGGING = get_logger_config(LOG_DIR,
                             service_variant=SERVICE_VARIANT)
 
 COURSE_LISTINGS = ENV_TOKENS.get('COURSE_LISTINGS', {})
-META_UNIVERSITIES = ENV_TOKENS.get('META_UNIVERSITIES', {})
 COMMENTS_SERVICE_URL = ENV_TOKENS.get("COMMENTS_SERVICE_URL", '')
 COMMENTS_SERVICE_KEY = ENV_TOKENS.get("COMMENTS_SERVICE_KEY", '')
 CERT_NAME_SHORT = ENV_TOKENS.get('CERT_NAME_SHORT', CERT_NAME_SHORT)