diff --git a/Signal/src/ViewControllers/OWS2FASettingsViewController.m b/Signal/src/ViewControllers/OWS2FASettingsViewController.m
index 17921f7c4..70de4cd77 100644
--- a/Signal/src/ViewControllers/OWS2FASettingsViewController.m
+++ b/Signal/src/ViewControllers/OWS2FASettingsViewController.m
@@ -113,8 +113,6 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 {
     self.pinTextfield = [UITextField new];
     self.pinTextfield.textColor = [UIColor blackColor];
-    self.pinTextfield.placeholder
-        = NSLocalizedString(@"2FA_PIN_DEFAULT_TEXT", @"Text field placeholder when entering a 'two-factor auth pin'.");
     self.pinTextfield.font = [UIFont ows_mediumFontWithSize:ScaleFromIPhone5To7Plus(30.f, 36.f)];
     self.pinTextfield.textAlignment = NSTextAlignmentCenter;
     self.pinTextfield.keyboardType = UIKeyboardTypeNumberPad;
diff --git a/Signal/src/views/PinEntryView.m b/Signal/src/views/PinEntryView.m
index 31bbfcd9c..877baa431 100644
--- a/Signal/src/views/PinEntryView.m
+++ b/Signal/src/views/PinEntryView.m
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 {
     self.pinTextfield = [UITextField new];
     self.pinTextfield.textColor = [UIColor blackColor];
-    self.pinTextfield.placeholder
-        = NSLocalizedString(@"2FA_PIN_DEFAULT_TEXT", @"Text field placeholder when entering a 'two-factor auth pin'.");
     self.pinTextfield.font = [UIFont ows_mediumFontWithSize:ScaleFromIPhone5To7Plus(30.f, 36.f)];
     self.pinTextfield.textAlignment = NSTextAlignmentCenter;
     self.pinTextfield.keyboardType = UIKeyboardTypeNumberPad;
diff --git a/Signal/translations/en.lproj/Localizable.strings b/Signal/translations/en.lproj/Localizable.strings
index 1ee8ceb52..9c59c9134 100644
--- a/Signal/translations/en.lproj/Localizable.strings
+++ b/Signal/translations/en.lproj/Localizable.strings
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-/* Text field placeholder when entering a 'two-factor auth pin'. */
-"2FA_PIN_DEFAULT_TEXT" = "••••••";
-
 /* Button text to dismiss missing contacts permission alert */
 "AB_PERMISSION_MISSING_ACTION_NOT_NOW" = "Not Now";