diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 346e181095..1f992a2eb9 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 APP_ENV=production
 APP_DEBUG=false
 APP_URL=http://ninja.dev
-APP_CIPHER=rijndael-128
 APP_KEY=SomeRandomString
 
 DB_TYPE=mysql
diff --git a/config/app.php b/config/app.php
index bafe92b81d..47e2c77c0d 100644
--- a/config/app.php
+++ b/config/app.php
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ return [
 
     'key' => env('APP_KEY', 'SomeRandomString'),
 
-    'cipher' => env('APP_CIPHER', MCRYPT_RIJNDAEL_128),
+    'cipher' => env('APP_CIPHER', 'AES-256-CBC'),
 
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------