diff --git a/lib/cartodb/controllers/base.js b/lib/cartodb/controllers/base.js
index b4ca8500..4ce9af17 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/controllers/base.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/controllers/base.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ var REQUEST_QUERY_PARAMS_WHITELIST = [
     'zoom',
     'lon',
     'lat',
-    'layer',
     // widgets & filters
     'filters', // json
     'own_filter', // 0, 1