diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_preferences.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_preferences.xml
index 982ba1152ff360a24af72fa03bd5af9599846f81..997823a431ce60053de79929fc99810a16d75567 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_preferences.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_preferences.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
  help_topic="preferences"
  save_rect="true"
  single_instance="true"
- reuse_instance="false"
  title="PREFERENCES"
  width="658">
     <floater.string