diff --git a/cms/envs/aws.py b/cms/envs/aws.py
index 16d0d262c9..fbf708d83e 100644
--- a/cms/envs/aws.py
+++ b/cms/envs/aws.py
@@ -443,8 +443,6 @@ EVENT_TRACKING_BACKENDS['tracking_logs']['OPTIONS']['backends'].update(AUTH_TOKE
 EVENT_TRACKING_BACKENDS['segmentio']['OPTIONS']['processors'][0]['OPTIONS']['whitelist'].extend(
     AUTH_TOKENS.get("EVENT_TRACKING_SEGMENTIO_EMIT_WHITELIST", []))
 
-VIRTUAL_UNIVERSITIES = ENV_TOKENS.get('VIRTUAL_UNIVERSITIES', [])
-
 ##### ACCOUNT LOCKOUT DEFAULT PARAMETERS #####
 MAX_FAILED_LOGIN_ATTEMPTS_ALLOWED = ENV_TOKENS.get("MAX_FAILED_LOGIN_ATTEMPTS_ALLOWED", 5)
 MAX_FAILED_LOGIN_ATTEMPTS_LOCKOUT_PERIOD_SECS = ENV_TOKENS.get("MAX_FAILED_LOGIN_ATTEMPTS_LOCKOUT_PERIOD_SECS", 15 * 60)
diff --git a/lms/envs/aws.py b/lms/envs/aws.py
index 2d15044e07..13f1bc8bce 100644
--- a/lms/envs/aws.py
+++ b/lms/envs/aws.py
@@ -331,7 +331,6 @@ LOGGING = get_logger_config(LOG_DIR,
                             service_variant=SERVICE_VARIANT)
 
 COURSE_LISTINGS = ENV_TOKENS.get('COURSE_LISTINGS', {})
-VIRTUAL_UNIVERSITIES = ENV_TOKENS.get('VIRTUAL_UNIVERSITIES', [])
 META_UNIVERSITIES = ENV_TOKENS.get('META_UNIVERSITIES', {})
 COMMENTS_SERVICE_URL = ENV_TOKENS.get("COMMENTS_SERVICE_URL", '')
 COMMENTS_SERVICE_KEY = ENV_TOKENS.get("COMMENTS_SERVICE_KEY", '')
diff --git a/lms/envs/common.py b/lms/envs/common.py
index c241714b1a..69d1347ede 100644
--- a/lms/envs/common.py
+++ b/lms/envs/common.py
@@ -805,7 +805,6 @@ OPTIMIZELY_PROJECT_ID = None
 
 ######################## subdomain specific settings ###########################
 COURSE_LISTINGS = {}
-VIRTUAL_UNIVERSITIES = []
 
 ############# XBlock Configuration ##########