diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dff037cb1c..23095cae3b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ### HEAD
+* Remove `$content_width` ([#1417](https://github.com/roots/sage/issues/1417))
 * Lowercase `X-UA-Compatible` ([#1409](https://github.com/roots/sage/issues/1409))
 * Remove mention of Google Analytics from the config ([#1384](https://github.com/roots/sage/issues/1384))
 
diff --git a/lib/config.php b/lib/config.php
index dbf2af9e56..80da720e4e 100644
--- a/lib/config.php
+++ b/lib/config.php
@@ -63,14 +63,3 @@ function display_sidebar() {
 
   return $display;
 }
-
-/**
- * $content_width is a global variable used by WordPress for max image upload sizes
- * and media embeds (in pixels).
- *
- * Example: If the content area is 640px wide, set $content_width = 620; so images and videos will not overflow.
- * Default: 1140px is the default Bootstrap container width.
- */
-if (!isset($content_width)) {
-  $content_width = 1140;
-}