diff --git a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.js b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.js
index 6c06414f..4ba5fe14 100644
--- a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.js
+++ b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.js
@@ -1113,7 +1113,6 @@ L.U.Map.include({
     'filterKey',
     'facetKey',
     'slugKey',
-    'featuresHaveOwners',
     'showLabel',
     'labelDirection',
     'labelInteractive',
@@ -1459,12 +1458,6 @@ L.U.Map.include({
           label: L._('Feature identifier key'),
         },
       ],
-      [
-        'options.featuresHaveOwners',
-        {
-          handler: 'Switch', label: L._('Features have owners')
-        },
-      ],
     ]
 
     builder = new L.U.FormBuilder(this, optionsFields, {
diff --git a/umap/views.py b/umap/views.py
index ad819e5a..31f86717 100644
--- a/umap/views.py
+++ b/umap/views.py
@@ -460,6 +460,7 @@ class MapDetailMixin:
                 (i, str(label)) for i, label in AnonymousMapPermissionsForm.STATUS
             ],
             "umap_version": VERSION,
+            "featuresHaveOwners": settings.UMAP_DEFAULT_FEATURES_HAVE_OWNERS,
         }
         if self.get_short_url():
             properties["shortUrl"] = self.get_short_url()
@@ -509,7 +510,6 @@ class MapDetailMixin:
             "properties": {
                 "zoom": getattr(settings, "LEAFLET_ZOOM", 6),
                 "datalayers": [],
-                "featuresHaveOwners": settings.UMAP_DEFAULT_FEATURES_HAVE_OWNERS,
             },
         }