diff --git a/spacemacs/packages.el b/spacemacs/packages.el
index 42d0630e0..50c2253e6 100644
--- a/spacemacs/packages.el
+++ b/spacemacs/packages.el
@@ -1703,7 +1703,6 @@ Put (global-hungry-delete-mode) in dotspacemacs/config to enable by default."
         ;; be sure to wipe any previous micro-state flag
         (setq spacemacs--ido-navigation-ms-enabled nil)
         ;; overwrite the key bindings for ido vertical mode only
-        (define-key ido-completion-map (kbd "C-d") 'ido-delete-file-at-head)
         (define-key ido-completion-map (kbd "C-<return>") 'ido-select-text)
         ;; use M-RET in terminal
         (define-key ido-completion-map "\M-\r" 'ido-select-text)