diff --git a/admin/_config.php b/admin/_config.php
index d3397bec0..2e760267d 100644
--- a/admin/_config.php
+++ b/admin/_config.php
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 HtmlEditorConfig::get('cms')->setOptions(array(
 	'friendly_name' => 'Default CMS',
 	'priority' => '50',
-	'mode' => 'none', // initialized through LeftAndMain.EditFor.js logic
 
 	'body_class' => 'typography',
 	'document_base_url' => isset($_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']) ? Director::absoluteBaseURL() : null,
diff --git a/forms/HtmlEditorConfig.php b/forms/HtmlEditorConfig.php
index e9a46704c..91f4eb08d 100644
--- a/forms/HtmlEditorConfig.php
+++ b/forms/HtmlEditorConfig.php
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class HtmlEditorConfig {
 	protected $settings = array(
 		'friendly_name' => '(Please set a friendly name for this config)',
 		'priority' => 0,
-		'mode' => "specific_textareas",
+		'mode' => "none", // initialized through HtmlEditorField.js redraw() logic
 		'editor_selector' => "htmleditor",
 		'width' => "100%",
 		'auto_resize' => false,