diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/nginx/default.conf b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/nginx/default.conf
index 315fde8e3..aafdd5bee 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/nginx/default.conf
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/nginx/default.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ server {
 	listen       80;
 	server_name  localhost;
 	location /media/ {
-		autoindex on;
 		alias /usr/share/nginx/media/;
 	}
 }