diff --git a/rhodecode/model/repo.py b/rhodecode/model/repo.py
--- a/rhodecode/model/repo.py
+++ b/rhodecode/model/repo.py
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ class RepoModel(BaseModel):
             if 'repo_group' in kwargs:
                 cur_repo.group = RepoGroup.get(kwargs['repo_group'])
 
-            for strip, k in [(0, 'repo_type'), (1, 'repo_enable_downloads'),
+            for strip, k in [(1, 'repo_enable_downloads'),
                       (1, 'repo_description'), (1, 'repo_enable_locking'),
                       (1, 'repo_landing_rev'), (0, 'clone_uri'),
                       (1, 'repo_private'), (1, 'repo_enable_statistics')]:
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/admin/repos/repo_edit.html b/rhodecode/templates/admin/repos/repo_edit.html
--- a/rhodecode/templates/admin/repos/repo_edit.html
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/admin/repos/repo_edit.html
@@ -55,14 +55,6 @@
             </div>
             <div class="field">
                 <div class="label">
-                    <label for="repo_type">${_('Type')}:</label>
-                </div>
-                <div class="input">
-                    ${h.select('repo_type','hg',c.backends,class_="medium")}
-                </div>
-            </div>
-            <div class="field">
-                <div class="label">
                     <label for="repo_landing_rev">${_('Landing revision')}:</label>
                 </div>
                 <div class="input">