diff --git a/searx/settings.yml b/searx/settings.yml
index 3ac3f87d3..8e817907a 100644
--- a/searx/settings.yml
+++ b/searx/settings.yml
@@ -694,7 +694,6 @@ engines:
     number_of_results : 5
     search_type : text
     disabled : True
-    query : "srsearch={query}"
 
   - name : wikinews
     engine : mediawiki
@@ -704,7 +703,6 @@ engines:
     number_of_results : 5
     search_type : text
     disabled : True
-    query : "srsearch={query}"
 
   - name : wikiquote
     engine : mediawiki
@@ -714,7 +712,6 @@ engines:
     number_of_results : 5
     search_type : text
     disabled : True
-    query : "srsearch={query}"
 
   - name : wikisource
     engine : mediawiki
@@ -724,7 +721,6 @@ engines:
     number_of_results : 5
     search_type : text
     disabled : True
-    query : "srsearch={query}"
 
   - name : wiktionary
     engine : mediawiki
@@ -734,7 +730,6 @@ engines:
     number_of_results : 5
     search_type : text
     disabled : True
-    query : "srsearch={query}"
 
   - name : wikiversity
     engine : mediawiki
@@ -744,7 +739,6 @@ engines:
     number_of_results : 5
     search_type : text
     disabled : True
-    query : "srsearch={query}"
 
   - name : wikivoyage
     engine : mediawiki
@@ -754,7 +748,6 @@ engines:
     number_of_results : 5
     search_type : text
     disabled : True
-    query : "srsearch={query}"
 
   - name : wolframalpha
     shortcut : wa