diff --git a/.clang-format b/.clang-format
index fa953d9e8b..13efcc2dff 100644
--- a/.clang-format
+++ b/.clang-format
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ SpaceAfterCStyleCast: true
 ColumnLimit: 80
 PenaltyBreakAssignment: 60
 PenaltyBreakBeforeFirstCallParameter: 100
-PenaltyBreakString: 60
 PenaltyBreakOpenParenthesis: 40
 PenaltyExcessCharacter: 1
 # Strings are more often longer by usage, so let's give these slightly