diff --git a/src/codeql-cli/lib/config.json b/src/codeql-cli/lib/config.json
index eef69593b2..1b6a8041ef 100644
--- a/src/codeql-cli/lib/config.json
+++ b/src/codeql-cli/lib/config.json
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   "frontmatterDefaults": {
       "versions": {
       "fpt": "*",
-      "ghae": "*",
       "ghec": "*",
       "ghes": "*"
     },