diff --git a/share/skel/dot.login b/share/skel/dot.login
index eb10795e208f..003b5f8ad9d9 100644
--- a/share/skel/dot.login
+++ b/share/skel/dot.login
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #csh .login file
 
-setenv SHELL /bin/csh
 set noglob
 eval `tset -s -m 'network:?xterm'`
 unset noglob