diff --git a/btio/btio.c b/btio/btio.c
index 77ddb1d..825907d 100644
--- a/btio/btio.c
+++ b/btio/btio.c
@@ -695,7 +695,6 @@ static gboolean parse_set_opts(struct set_opts *opts, GError **err,
 	/* Set defaults */
 	opts->defer = DEFAULT_DEFER_TIMEOUT;
 	opts->master = -1;
-	opts->sec_level = BT_IO_SEC_MEDIUM;
 	opts->mode = L2CAP_MODE_BASIC;
 	opts->flushable = -1;
 	opts->priority = 0;