diff --git a/install/valkey-install.sh b/install/valkey-install.sh
index 4b2ef7e2c..a3d121ebe 100644
--- a/install/valkey-install.sh
+++ b/install/valkey-install.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ PASS="$(openssl rand -base64 48 | tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9' | head -c32)"
 echo "requirepass $PASS" >> /etc/valkey/valkey.conf
 echo "$PASS" >/root/valkey_pass.txt
 chmod 600 /root/valkey_pass.txt
-sed -i 's/^protected-mode .*/protected-mode no/' /etc/valkey/valkey.conf
 systemctl enable -q --now valkey-server
 systemctl restart valkey-server
 msg_ok "Installed Valkey"