diff --git a/config/web.php b/config/web.php
index 4fde1b6..0b4c752 100644
--- a/config/web.php
+++ b/config/web.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ $config = [
     'components' => [
         'request' => [
             // !!! insert a secret key in the following (if it is empty) - this is required by cookie validation
-            'cookieValidationKey' => 'thisIsAKey',
+            'cookieValidationKey' => '',
         ],
         'cache' => [
             'class' => 'yii\caching\FileCache',