diff --git a/config/nginx.sample.conf b/config/nginx.sample.conf
index b1a59447186..f22dc22f8b8 100644
--- a/config/nginx.sample.conf
+++ b/config/nginx.sample.conf
@@ -261,7 +261,6 @@ server {
   }
 
   location @discourse {
-    add_header Referrer-Policy 'no-referrer-when-downgrade';
     proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
     proxy_set_header X-Request-Start "t=${msec}";
     proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;