diff --git a/plugin/delimitMate.vim b/plugin/delimitMate.vim
index 88fe868..5c32b5d 100644
--- a/plugin/delimitMate.vim
+++ b/plugin/delimitMate.vim
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ function! s:init() "{{{
 	call s:option_init("excluded_regions_list", split(s:g('excluded_regions'), ',\s*'))
 	let enabled = len(s:g('excluded_regions_list')) > 0
 	call s:option_init("excluded_regions_enabled", enabled)
-	" excluded filetypes
-	call s:option_init("excluded_ft", "")
 	" expand_space
 	if exists("b:delimitMate_expand_space") && type(b:delimitMate_expand_space) == type("")
 		echom "b:delimitMate_expand_space is '".b:delimitMate_expand_space."' but it must be either 1 or 0!"