diff --git a/variants/heltec_e290/platformio.ini b/variants/heltec_e290/platformio.ini
index 6e0eaffc..c7cd5f21 100644
--- a/variants/heltec_e290/platformio.ini
+++ b/variants/heltec_e290/platformio.ini
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ build_flags =
   -D MAX_GROUP_CHANNELS=40
   -D DISPLAY_CLASS=E290Display
   -D AUTO_OFF_MILLIS=0
-  -D BLE_PIN_CODE=123456   ; dynamic, random PIN
   -D BLE_DEBUG_LOGGING=1
   -D OFFLINE_QUEUE_SIZE=256
 build_src_filter = ${Heltec_E290_base.build_src_filter}