diff --git a/datasette/plugins.py b/datasette/plugins.py
index 245df6b3..2d2c62e4 100644
--- a/datasette/plugins.py
+++ b/datasette/plugins.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ from . import hookspecs
 DEFAULT_PLUGINS = (
     "datasette.publish.heroku",
     "datasette.publish.now",
-    "datasette.facets",
 )
 
 pm = pluggy.PluginManager("datasette")