diff --git a/moderncv.cls b/moderncv.cls
index f75b83a..f9e5bdf 100644
--- a/moderncv.cls
+++ b/moderncv.cls
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@
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   \hypersetup{
     breaklinks,
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     pdfborder     = 0 0 0,
     pdfpagemode   = \pdfpagemode,
     pdfstartpage  = 1,