diff --git a/charts/stable/mealie/Chart.yaml b/charts/stable/mealie/Chart.yaml
index af2a247d099..17120869eb5 100644
--- a/charts/stable/mealie/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/stable/mealie/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 kubeVersion: '>=1.24.0-0'
 apiVersion: v2
 name: mealie
-version: 18.1.3
+version: 18.1.4
 appVersion: 1.0.0
 description: Mealie is a self hosted recipe manager and meal planner with a RestAPI
   backend
diff --git a/charts/stable/mealie/questions.yaml b/charts/stable/mealie/questions.yaml
index 3fd9bb6a0fe..8fe95edf21f 100644
--- a/charts/stable/mealie/questions.yaml
+++ b/charts/stable/mealie/questions.yaml
@@ -159,13 +159,6 @@ questions:
                         type: string
                         default: Home
                         required: true
-                    - variable: default_email
-                      label: Default Email
-                      description: The default username for the superuser
-                      schema:
-                        type: string
-                        default: changeme@email.com
-                        required: true
                     - variable: token_time
                       label: Token Time
                       description: The time in hours that a login/auth token is valid
diff --git a/charts/stable/mealie/values.yaml b/charts/stable/mealie/values.yaml
index e546e4945b2..b4ac52e7dc2 100644
--- a/charts/stable/mealie/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/stable/mealie/values.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ mealie:
     general:
       allow_signup: true
       default_group: Home
-      default_email: changeme@email.com
       base_url: ""
       token_time: 48
     security: