diff --git a/config/nginx.sample.conf b/config/nginx.sample.conf
index 46a865e3349..f36d290f4e2 100644
--- a/config/nginx.sample.conf
+++ b/config/nginx.sample.conf
@@ -63,13 +63,6 @@ server {
   # path to discourse's public directory
   set $public /var/www/discourse/public;
 
-  # Prevent Internet Explorer 10 "compatibility mode", which breaks Discourse.
-  # If other subdomains under your domain are supposed to use Internet Explorer Compatibility mode,
-  # it may be used for this one too, unless you explicitly tell IE not to use it.  Alternatively,
-  # some people have reported having compatibility mode "stuck" on for some reason.
-  # (This will also prevent compatibility mode in IE 8 and 9, but those browsers aren't supported anyway.
-  add_header X-UA-Compatible "IE=edge";
-
   # without weak etags we get zero benefit from etags on dynamically compressed content
   # further more etags are based on the file in nginx not sha of data
   # use dates, it solves the problem fine even cross server