diff -u b/core/modules/update/update.install b/core/modules/update/update.install
--- b/core/modules/update/update.install
+++ b/core/modules/update/update.install
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@
  */
 function update_update_8000() {
   update_variables_to_config('update.settings', array(
-    'update_advanced_project_settings' => 'advanced_project_settings',
     'update_check_disabled' => 'check.disabled_extensions',
     'update_check_frequency' => 'check.interval_days',
     'update_fetch_url' => 'fetch.url',