diff --git a/django/conf/global_settings.py b/django/conf/global_settings.py
index 26b95117be..99fc72e468 100644
--- a/django/conf/global_settings.py
+++ b/django/conf/global_settings.py
@@ -225,9 +225,6 @@ IGNORABLE_404_ENDS = ('mail.pl', 'mailform.pl', 'mail.cgi', 'mailform.cgi', 'fav
 # loudly.
 SECRET_KEY = ''
 
-# Path to the "jing" executable -- needed to validate XMLFields
-JING_PATH = "/usr/bin/jing"
-
 # Default file storage mechanism that holds media.
 DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE = 'django.core.files.storage.FileSystemStorage'
 
diff --git a/docs/ref/settings.txt b/docs/ref/settings.txt
index e631909995..0cca6fe05d 100644
--- a/docs/ref/settings.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/settings.txt
@@ -594,17 +594,6 @@ A tuple of IP addresses, as strings, that:
     * Receive X headers if the ``XViewMiddleware`` is installed (see
       :ref:`topics-http-middleware`)
 
-.. setting:: JING_PATH
-
-JING_PATH
----------
-
-Default: ``'/usr/bin/jing'``
-
-Path to the "Jing" executable. Jing is a RELAX NG validator, and Django uses it
-to validate each ``XMLField`` in your models.
-See http://www.thaiopensource.com/relaxng/jing.html .
-
 .. setting:: LANGUAGE_CODE
 
 LANGUAGE_CODE