diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index a49549637..542deebac 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -1678,9 +1678,7 @@ _**default value**_:
 {
   httpOnly: true,
   maxAge: 1209600000,
-  overwrite: true,
-  secure: undefined,
-  signed: undefined
+  overwrite: true
 }
 ```
 
@@ -1710,9 +1708,7 @@ _**default value**_:
 {
   httpOnly: true,
   maxAge: 600000,
-  overwrite: true,
-  secure: undefined,
-  signed: undefined
+  overwrite: true
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/lib/helpers/defaults.js b/lib/helpers/defaults.js
index cf2e37613..62b5a0ada 100644
--- a/lib/helpers/defaults.js
+++ b/lib/helpers/defaults.js
@@ -187,8 +187,6 @@ const DEFAULTS = {
      * recommendation: set cookies.keys and cookies.long.signed = true
      */
     long: {
-      secure: undefined,
-      signed: undefined,
       httpOnly: true, // cookies are not readable by client-side javascript
       maxAge: (14 * 24 * 60 * 60) * 1000, // 14 days in ms
       overwrite: true,
@@ -201,8 +199,6 @@ const DEFAULTS = {
      * recommendation: set cookies.keys and cookies.short.signed = true
      */
     short: {
-      secure: undefined,
-      signed: undefined,
       httpOnly: true, // cookies are not readable by client-side javascript
       maxAge: (10 * 60) * 1000, // 10 minutes in ms
       overwrite: true,