diff --git a/inc/class-wpseo-utils.php b/inc/class-wpseo-utils.php
index 37a8d5a17db..e9885f54529 100644
--- a/inc/class-wpseo-utils.php
+++ b/inc/class-wpseo-utils.php
@@ -865,7 +865,6 @@ public static function get_admin_l10n() {
 			'isBreadcrumbsDisabled' => WPSEO_Options::get( 'breadcrumbs-enable', false ) !== true && ! current_theme_supports( 'yoast-seo-breadcrumbs' ),
 			// phpcs:ignore Generic.ControlStructures.DisallowYodaConditions -- Bug: squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer#2962.
 			'isPrivateBlog'         => ( (string) get_option( 'blog_public' ) ) === '0',
-			'news_seo_is_active'    => ( defined( 'WPSEO_NEWS_FILE' ) ),
 			'isAiFeatureActive'     => (bool) WPSEO_Options::get( 'enable_ai_generator' ),
 		];