diff --git a/panopoly_admin.info b/panopoly_admin.info
index d19d156..05bfbad 100644
--- a/panopoly_admin.info
+++ b/panopoly_admin.info
@@ -36,4 +36,3 @@ features[page_manager_handlers][] = node_edit_panel_context
 features[page_manager_pages][] = panopoly_admin_layout_library
 features[page_manager_pages][] = panopoly_admin_page_library
 features[page_manager_pages][] = panopoly_admin_pane_library
-features[variable][] = user_admin_role
diff --git a/panopoly_admin.install b/panopoly_admin.install
index c1a9cf4..9968f29 100644
--- a/panopoly_admin.install
+++ b/panopoly_admin.install
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ function panopoly_admin_install() {
   // Update the administrator role to have all permissions.
   if ($administrator = user_role_load_by_name('administrator')) {
     user_role_grant_permissions($administrator->rid, array_keys(module_invoke_all('permission')));
+
+    // Set the administrator role as the default role.
+    variable_set('user_admin_role', $administrator->rid);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/panopoly_admin.strongarm.inc b/panopoly_admin.strongarm.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 76b8cb2..0000000
--- a/panopoly_admin.strongarm.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * @file
- * panopoly_admin.strongarm.inc
- */
-
-/**
- * Implements hook_strongarm().
- */
-function panopoly_admin_strongarm() {
-  $export = array();
-
-  $strongarm = new stdClass();
-  $strongarm->disabled = FALSE; /* Edit this to true to make a default strongarm disabled initially */
-  $strongarm->api_version = 1;
-  $strongarm->name = 'user_admin_role';
-  $strongarm->value = '3';
-  $export['user_admin_role'] = $strongarm;
-
-  return $export;
-}