diff --git a/doc/classes/ProjectSettings.xml b/doc/classes/ProjectSettings.xml
index 7fdac7ccd44..e0371a6a4a7 100644
--- a/doc/classes/ProjectSettings.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/ProjectSettings.xml
@@ -1576,7 +1576,7 @@
 			Default background clear color. Overridable per [Viewport] using its [Environment]. See [member Environment.background_mode] and [member Environment.background_color] in particular. To change this default color programmatically, use [method RenderingServer.set_default_clear_color].
 		</member>
 		<member name="rendering/environment/defaults/default_environment" type="String" setter="" getter="" default="&quot;&quot;">
-			[Environment] that will be used as a fallback environment in case a scene does not specify its own environment. The default environment is loaded in at scene load time regardless of whether you have set an environment or not. If you do not rely on the fallback environment, it is best to delete [code]default_env.tres[/code], or to specify a different default environment here.
+			[Environment] that will be used as a fallback environment in case a scene does not specify its own environment. The default environment is loaded in at scene load time regardless of whether you have set an environment or not. If you do not rely on the fallback environment, you do not need to set this property.
 		</member>
 		<member name="rendering/environment/glow/upscale_mode" type="int" setter="" getter="" default="1">
 			Sets how the glow effect is upscaled before being copied onto the screen. Linear is faster, but looks blocky. Bicubic is slower but looks smooth.
diff --git a/editor/project_manager.cpp b/editor/project_manager.cpp
index 9f8a42eccc0..7ae03b30721 100644
--- a/editor/project_manager.cpp
+++ b/editor/project_manager.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ private:
 	FileDialog *fdialog;
 	FileDialog *fdialog_install;
 	OptionButton *vcs_metadata_selection;
-	CheckBox *create_default_environment;
 	String zip_path;
 	String zip_title;
 	AcceptDialog *dialog_error;
@@ -495,31 +494,10 @@ private:
 					initial_settings["application/config/name"] = project_name->get_text().strip_edges();
 					initial_settings["application/config/icon"] = "res://icon.png";
 
-					if (create_default_environment->is_pressed()) {
-						initial_settings["rendering/environment/defaults/default_environment"] = "res://default_env.tres";
-					}
-
 					if (ProjectSettings::get_singleton()->save_custom(dir.plus_file("project.godot"), initial_settings, Vector<String>(), false) != OK) {
 						set_message(TTR("Couldn't create project.godot in project path."), MESSAGE_ERROR);
 					} else {
 						ResourceSaver::save(dir.plus_file("icon.png"), create_unscaled_default_project_icon());
-						FileAccess *f;
-						if (create_default_environment->is_pressed()) {
-							f = FileAccess::open(dir.plus_file("default_env.tres"), FileAccess::WRITE);
-							if (!f) {
-								set_message(TTR("Couldn't create default_env.tres in project path."), MESSAGE_ERROR);
-							} else {
-								f->store_line("[gd_resource type=\"Environment\" load_steps=2 format=2]");
-								f->store_line("");
-								f->store_line("[sub_resource type=\"Sky\" id=\"1\"]");
-								f->store_line("");
-								f->store_line("[resource]");
-								f->store_line("background_mode = 2");
-								f->store_line("sky = SubResource( \"1\" )");
-								memdelete(f);
-							}
-						}
-
 						EditorVCSInterface::create_vcs_metadata_files(EditorVCSInterface::VCSMetadata(vcs_metadata_selection->get_selected()), dir);
 					}
 				} else if (mode == MODE_INSTALL) {
@@ -945,10 +923,6 @@ public:
 		Control *spacer = memnew(Control);
 		spacer->set_h_size_flags(Control::SIZE_EXPAND_FILL);
 		default_files_container->add_child(spacer);
-		create_default_environment = memnew(CheckBox);
-		create_default_environment->set_text("Create Default Environment");
-		create_default_environment->set_pressed(true);
-		default_files_container->add_child(create_default_environment);
 
 		fdialog = memnew(FileDialog);
 		fdialog->set_access(FileDialog::ACCESS_FILESYSTEM);