diff --git a/backend/app/config.py b/backend/app/config.py
index 312f29b..f9950b1 100644
--- a/backend/app/config.py
+++ b/backend/app/config.py
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
 
     # Auto-fetch configuration for dependency resolution
     auto_fetch_dependencies: bool = False  # Server default for auto_fetch parameter
-    auto_fetch_max_depth: int = 10  # Maximum fetch recursion depth to prevent runaway fetching
     auto_fetch_timeout: int = 300  # Total timeout for auto-fetch resolution in seconds
 
     # JWT Authentication settings (optional, for external identity providers)