diff --git a/common/religion/doctrines/30_core_tenets.txt b/common/religion/doctrines/30_core_tenets.txt
index ff22b418..b0838fad 100644
--- a/common/religion/doctrines/30_core_tenets.txt
+++ b/common/religion/doctrines/30_core_tenets.txt
@@ -1212,9 +1212,6 @@
 			destroying_artifacts_is_pious = yes
 			literalist_debate_enabled = yes
 		}
-		character_modifier = {
-			monthly_merit_mult = 0.1
-		}
 		traits = {
 			virtues = {
 				scholar