diff --git a/src/Command/Drupal_8/Project.php b/src/Command/Drupal_8/Project.php
index 99dad1b3c..d3d1a7303 100644
--- a/src/Command/Drupal_8/Project.php
+++ b/src/Command/Drupal_8/Project.php
@@ -371,7 +371,6 @@ protected static function addPackage(array &$section, $package) {
     $versions = [
       'composer/installers' => '^1.4',
       'cweagans/composer-patches' => '^1.6',
-      'drupal' => '^8.6',
       'drupal-composer/drupal-scaffold' => '^2.5',
       'drupal/console' => '^1.0',
       'drupal/core' => self::DRUPAL_DEFAULT_VERSION,