diff --git a/dockerfiles/uwsgi.ini b/dockerfiles/uwsgi.ini
index 812716853..abe552274 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/uwsgi.ini
+++ b/dockerfiles/uwsgi.ini
@@ -49,6 +49,5 @@ die-on-term
 # uwsgi serves the static files
 static-map = /static=/usr/local/searxng/searx/static
 # expires set to one day
-static-expires = /* 86400
 static-gzip-all = True
 offload-threads = %k
diff --git a/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-archlinux/searxng.ini b/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-archlinux/searxng.ini
index 650c8cc3f..12543cf5b 100644
--- a/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-archlinux/searxng.ini
+++ b/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-archlinux/searxng.ini
@@ -81,7 +81,5 @@ buffer-size = 8192
 #     static_use_hash: true
 #
 static-map = /static=${SEARXNG_STATIC}
-# expires set to one day
-static-expires = /* 86400
 static-gzip-all = True
 offload-threads = %k
diff --git a/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-archlinux/searxng.ini:socket b/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-archlinux/searxng.ini:socket
index eb1220233..0e6a7529d 100644
--- a/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-archlinux/searxng.ini:socket
+++ b/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-archlinux/searxng.ini:socket
@@ -78,7 +78,5 @@ buffer-size = 8192
 #     static_use_hash: true
 #
 static-map = /static=${SEARXNG_STATIC}
-# expires set to one day
-static-expires = /* 86400
 static-gzip-all = True
 offload-threads = %k
diff --git a/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-available/searxng.ini b/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-available/searxng.ini
index 7d367d9ee..9887d7909 100644
--- a/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-available/searxng.ini
+++ b/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-available/searxng.ini
@@ -84,7 +84,5 @@ buffer-size = 8192
 #     static_use_hash: true
 #
 static-map = /static=${SEARXNG_STATIC}
-# expires set to one day
-static-expires = /* 86400
 static-gzip-all = True
 offload-threads = %k
diff --git a/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-available/searxng.ini:socket b/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-available/searxng.ini:socket
index 2f95fab7c..9e2cfc273 100644
--- a/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-available/searxng.ini:socket
+++ b/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-available/searxng.ini:socket
@@ -81,7 +81,5 @@ buffer-size = 8192
 #     static_use_hash: true
 #
 static-map = /static=${SEARXNG_STATIC}
-# expires set to one day
-static-expires = /* 86400
 static-gzip-all = True
 offload-threads = %k