diff --git a/docs/consumption.rst b/docs/consumption.rst
index a84bea80b..2efab20ad 100644
--- a/docs/consumption.rst
+++ b/docs/consumption.rst
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ What Can This Script Do?
 It's your script, so you're only limited by your imagination and the laws of
 physics.  However, the following values are passed to the script in order:
 
-* The value of ``PAPERLESS_PASSPHRASE``, which is used to encrypt your
-  documents
 * Document id
 * Generated file name
 * Source path
diff --git a/scripts/post-consumption-example.sh b/scripts/post-consumption-example.sh
index a4b006de3..6edd3e158 100755
--- a/scripts/post-consumption-example.sh
+++ b/scripts/post-consumption-example.sh
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-PASSPHRASE=${1}
-DOCUMENT_ID=${2}
-DOCUMENT_FILE_NAME=${3}
-DOCUMENT_SOURCE_PATH=${4}
-DOCUMENT_THUMBNAIL_PATH=${5}
-DOCUMENT_DOWNLOAD_URL=${6}
-DOCUMENT_THUMBNAIL_URL=${7}
-DOCUMENT_CORRESPONDENT=${8}
-DOCUMENT_TAGS=${9}
+DOCUMENT_ID=${1}
+DOCUMENT_FILE_NAME=${2}
+DOCUMENT_SOURCE_PATH=${3}
+DOCUMENT_THUMBNAIL_PATH=${4}
+DOCUMENT_DOWNLOAD_URL=${5}
+DOCUMENT_THUMBNAIL_URL=${6}
+DOCUMENT_CORRESPONDENT=${7}
+DOCUMENT_TAGS=${8}
 
 echo "
 
diff --git a/src/documents/signals/handlers.py b/src/documents/signals/handlers.py
index 5c513b781..3c7700170 100644
--- a/src/documents/signals/handlers.py
+++ b/src/documents/signals/handlers.py
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ def run_external_script(sender, document, **kwargs):
 
     Popen((
         settings.POST_CONSUME_SCRIPT,
-        settings.PASSPHRASE,
         str(document.id),
         document.file_name,
         document.source_path,