diff --git a/libnetcdf.settings.in b/libnetcdf.settings.in
index f492bd3fd7..1315370c14 100644
--- a/libnetcdf.settings.in
+++ b/libnetcdf.settings.in
@@ -57,4 +57,3 @@ SZIP Write Support:     @HAS_SZLIB_WRITE@
 Standard Filters:       @STD_FILTERS@
 ZSTD Support:           @HAS_ZSTD@
 Parallel Filters:       @HAS_PAR_FILTERS@
-Allow Network Access:   @DO_NETWORK_ACCESS@