diff --git a/role_help.pages.inc b/role_help.pages.inc
index 09a4b8f..145d20e 100644
--- a/role_help.pages.inc
+++ b/role_help.pages.inc
@@ -75,14 +75,6 @@ function role_help_admin_settings() {
     '#default_value' => $descriptions[DRUPAL_AUTHENTICATED_RID],
     '#description' => t('A description of what an authenticated user can accomplish. If non-empty, this will be shown to authenticated users on the site help page. You should only'),
   );
-
-  $form['role_help_format'] = array(
-    '#type' => 'text_format',
-    '#base_type' => 'value',
-    '#default_value' => '',
-    '#format' => variable_get('role_help_format', NULL),
-  );
-
   $form['submit'] = array(
     '#type' => 'submit',
     '#value' => t('Save configuration'),
@@ -97,8 +89,6 @@ function role_help_admin_settings() {
  * Save or update text, delete if blanked.
  */
 function role_help_admin_settings_submit($form, &$form_state) {
-  variable_set('role_help_format', $form_state['values']['role_help_format']['format']);
-
   foreach (array(
     DRUPAL_ANONYMOUS_RID => 'anonymous_help',
     DRUPAL_AUTHENTICATED_RID => 'authenticated_help',