diff --git a/modules/lang/php/config.el b/modules/lang/php/config.el
index 464561c36..47bd19712 100644
--- a/modules/lang/php/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/php/config.el
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 (def-package! php-mode
   :mode "\\.inc\\'"
-  :interpreter "php"
   :config
   ;; Disable HTML compatibility in php-mode. `web-mode' has superior support for
   ;; php+html. Use the .phtml