diff --git a/internal/config/config_type.go b/internal/config/config_type.go
index f965b2c66..e8953c75c 100644
--- a/internal/config/config_type.go
+++ b/internal/config/config_type.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
 
-const defaultHostname = "github.com"
 const defaultGitProtocol = "https"
 
 // This interface describes interacting with some persistent configuration for gh.