diff --git a/mitmproxy/tools/console/consoleaddons.py b/mitmproxy/tools/console/consoleaddons.py
index ba14eeb6b..a40cdeaa7 100644
--- a/mitmproxy/tools/console/consoleaddons.py
+++ b/mitmproxy/tools/console/consoleaddons.py
@@ -113,11 +113,6 @@ class ConsoleAddon:
             "console_mouse", bool, True,
             "Console mouse interaction."
         )
-        loader.add_option(
-            "console_external_viewer_default", str, "vi",
-            "External viewer for flow body. Set environment variable $MITMPROXY_EDITOR "
-            "to change default."
-        )
 
     @command.command("console.layout.options")
     def layout_options(self) -> typing.Sequence[str]: