diff --git a/plugin.xml b/plugin.xml
index dddde4c..9c3eae4 100644
--- a/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugin.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
                 <param name="ios-package" value="CDVStatusBar" onload="true" />
             </feature>
             <preference name="StatusBarOverlaysWebView" value="true" />
-            <preference name="StatusBarBackgroundColor" value="#000000" />
             <preference name="StatusBarStyle" value="lightcontent" />
         </config-file>