diff --git a/jupyter_book/default_config.yml b/jupyter_book/default_config.yml
index 03573a3ecbd27ed2ef0caef4b51878ef21165dcf..f790e4e4acf7489b15672be1e2f00c3cd8043d2a 100644
--- a/jupyter_book/default_config.yml
+++ b/jupyter_book/default_config.yml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ latex:
 # Launch button settings
 launch_buttons:
   notebook_interface        : classic  # The interface interactive links will activate ["classic", "jupyterlab"]
-  binderhub_url             : https://mybinder.org  # The URL of the BinderHub (e.g., https://mybinder.org)
+  binderhub_url             : ""  # The URL of the BinderHub (e.g., https://mybinder.org)
   jupyterhub_url            : ""  # The URL of the JupyterHub (e.g., https://datahub.berkeley.edu)
   thebe                     : false  # Add a thebe button to pages (requires the repository to run on Binder)
   colab_url                 : "" # The URL of Google Colab (https://colab.research.google.com)
diff --git a/tests/test_config/test_config_sphinx_command.txt b/tests/test_config/test_config_sphinx_command.txt
index 8609dac27e5de609428d9e4922b81ad73c692975..a2e1137a017bc4ab32ef94084a15fd0797e7b80e 100644
--- a/tests/test_config/test_config_sphinx_command.txt
+++ b/tests/test_config/test_config_sphinx_command.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ html_favicon = ''
 html_logo = ''
 html_sourcelink_suffix = ''
 html_theme = 'sphinx_book_theme'
-html_theme_options = {'search_bar_text': 'Search this book...', 'launch_buttons': {'notebook_interface': 'classic', 'binderhub_url': 'https://mybinder.org', 'jupyterhub_url': '', 'thebe': False, 'colab_url': ''}, 'path_to_docs': '', 'repository_url': 'https://github.com/executablebooks/jupyter-book', 'repository_branch': 'master', 'google_analytics_id': '', 'extra_navbar': 'Powered by <a href="https://jupyterbook.org">Jupyter Book</a>', 'extra_footer': '', 'home_page_in_toc': True, 'announcement': '', 'use_repository_button': False, 'use_edit_page_button': False, 'use_issues_button': False}
+html_theme_options = {'search_bar_text': 'Search this book...', 'launch_buttons': {'notebook_interface': 'classic', 'binderhub_url': '', 'jupyterhub_url': '', 'thebe': False, 'colab_url': ''}, 'path_to_docs': '', 'repository_url': 'https://github.com/executablebooks/jupyter-book', 'repository_branch': 'master', 'google_analytics_id': '', 'extra_navbar': 'Powered by <a href="https://jupyterbook.org">Jupyter Book</a>', 'extra_footer': '', 'home_page_in_toc': True, 'announcement': '', 'use_repository_button': False, 'use_edit_page_button': False, 'use_issues_button': False}
 html_title = 'test'
 jupyter_cache = ''
 jupyter_execute_notebooks = 'auto'
diff --git a/tests/test_config/test_config_sphinx_command_only_build_toc_files.txt b/tests/test_config/test_config_sphinx_command_only_build_toc_files.txt
index 1897d367b3f87999fc7e1afaba66b1d033295d85..be3c2092b79a2b7f540fd2e0dfca1db8e879b290 100644
--- a/tests/test_config/test_config_sphinx_command_only_build_toc_files.txt
+++ b/tests/test_config/test_config_sphinx_command_only_build_toc_files.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ html_favicon = ''
 html_logo = ''
 html_sourcelink_suffix = ''
 html_theme = 'sphinx_book_theme'
-html_theme_options = {'search_bar_text': 'Search this book...', 'launch_buttons': {'notebook_interface': 'classic', 'binderhub_url': 'https://mybinder.org', 'jupyterhub_url': '', 'thebe': False, 'colab_url': ''}, 'path_to_docs': '', 'repository_url': 'https://github.com/executablebooks/jupyter-book', 'repository_branch': 'master', 'google_analytics_id': '', 'extra_navbar': 'Powered by <a href="https://jupyterbook.org">Jupyter Book</a>', 'extra_footer': '', 'home_page_in_toc': True, 'announcement': '', 'use_repository_button': False, 'use_edit_page_button': False, 'use_issues_button': False}
+html_theme_options = {'search_bar_text': 'Search this book...', 'launch_buttons': {'notebook_interface': 'classic', 'binderhub_url': '', 'jupyterhub_url': '', 'thebe': False, 'colab_url': ''}, 'path_to_docs': '', 'repository_url': 'https://github.com/executablebooks/jupyter-book', 'repository_branch': 'master', 'google_analytics_id': '', 'extra_navbar': 'Powered by <a href="https://jupyterbook.org">Jupyter Book</a>', 'extra_footer': '', 'home_page_in_toc': True, 'announcement': '', 'use_repository_button': False, 'use_edit_page_button': False, 'use_issues_button': False}
 html_title = 'My Jupyter Book'
 jupyter_cache = ''
 jupyter_execute_notebooks = 'auto'
diff --git a/tests/test_config/test_get_final_config_custom_myst_extensions.yml b/tests/test_config/test_get_final_config_custom_myst_extensions.yml
index 9bac2a4e50d062dced11d83a68f09bdd20ff22ba..274f725e30dfb0906f5799ef9f34d4a62b579ebf 100644
--- a/tests/test_config/test_get_final_config_custom_myst_extensions.yml
+++ b/tests/test_config/test_get_final_config_custom_myst_extensions.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ final:
     google_analytics_id: ''
     home_page_in_toc: true
     launch_buttons:
-      binderhub_url: https://mybinder.org
+      binderhub_url: ''
       colab_url: ''
       jupyterhub_url: ''
       notebook_interface: classic
diff --git a/tests/test_config/test_get_final_config_empty_.yml b/tests/test_config/test_get_final_config_empty_.yml
index 0babde276b56173b50e230240a70d638da389ba7..d9998b0cc296a392766f5f0195bc92d356e08a2b 100644
--- a/tests/test_config/test_get_final_config_empty_.yml
+++ b/tests/test_config/test_get_final_config_empty_.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ final:
     google_analytics_id: ''
     home_page_in_toc: true
     launch_buttons:
-      binderhub_url: https://mybinder.org
+      binderhub_url: ''
       colab_url: ''
       jupyterhub_url: ''
       notebook_interface: classic
diff --git a/tests/test_config/test_get_final_config_exclude_patterns_.yml b/tests/test_config/test_get_final_config_exclude_patterns_.yml
index cae005e2d544e7a0664fd8ee29f5cdec9a9393af..206a24fb60367fde54e4a3258e249e93e77716d3 100644
--- a/tests/test_config/test_get_final_config_exclude_patterns_.yml
+++ b/tests/test_config/test_get_final_config_exclude_patterns_.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ final:
     google_analytics_id: ''
     home_page_in_toc: true
     launch_buttons:
-      binderhub_url: https://mybinder.org
+      binderhub_url: ''
       colab_url: ''
       jupyterhub_url: ''
       notebook_interface: classic
diff --git a/tests/test_config/test_get_final_config_execute_method_.yml b/tests/test_config/test_get_final_config_execute_method_.yml
index 7276c783ba6820653fa23239e979f888582abd25..b336a651a9eeae55f3b3f6c678dd1269aeab9a06 100644
--- a/tests/test_config/test_get_final_config_execute_method_.yml
+++ b/tests/test_config/test_get_final_config_execute_method_.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ final:
     google_analytics_id: ''
     home_page_in_toc: true
     launch_buttons:
-      binderhub_url: https://mybinder.org
+      binderhub_url: ''
       colab_url: ''
       jupyterhub_url: ''
       notebook_interface: classic
diff --git a/tests/test_config/test_get_final_config_extended_syntax_.yml b/tests/test_config/test_get_final_config_extended_syntax_.yml
index 8d81a10bc2459eae3a68d195ef35d23b6e530be5..91d0e054712d909a2c525054733bb6cc6e252ca9 100644
--- a/tests/test_config/test_get_final_config_extended_syntax_.yml
+++ b/tests/test_config/test_get_final_config_extended_syntax_.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ final:
     google_analytics_id: ''
     home_page_in_toc: true
     launch_buttons:
-      binderhub_url: https://mybinder.org
+      binderhub_url: ''
       colab_url: ''
       jupyterhub_url: ''
       notebook_interface: classic
diff --git a/tests/test_config/test_get_final_config_html_extra_footer_.yml b/tests/test_config/test_get_final_config_html_extra_footer_.yml
index 8ad8c83932d656ac2fefb798443b3a1441179167..b085165194a49d742a30110617a34fc91a0de602 100644
--- a/tests/test_config/test_get_final_config_html_extra_footer_.yml
+++ b/tests/test_config/test_get_final_config_html_extra_footer_.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ final:
     google_analytics_id: ''
     home_page_in_toc: true
     launch_buttons:
-      binderhub_url: https://mybinder.org
+      binderhub_url: ''
       colab_url: ''
       jupyterhub_url: ''
       notebook_interface: classic
diff --git a/tests/test_config/test_get_final_config_latex_doc_.yml b/tests/test_config/test_get_final_config_latex_doc_.yml
index 0e9136da3147d8fdacced33b573097554d8a261d..042e42ce01d38bc16f9514b75f04a77fb4029e29 100644
--- a/tests/test_config/test_get_final_config_latex_doc_.yml
+++ b/tests/test_config/test_get_final_config_latex_doc_.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ final:
     google_analytics_id: ''
     home_page_in_toc: true
     launch_buttons:
-      binderhub_url: https://mybinder.org
+      binderhub_url: ''
       colab_url: ''
       jupyterhub_url: ''
       notebook_interface: classic
diff --git a/tests/test_config/test_get_final_config_repository_.yml b/tests/test_config/test_get_final_config_repository_.yml
index 1ecff24077ee11fcb89e1f8d9c6e9eb1fda7be99..fad32f3c248525c9c9a97a2b8712e40a608ed7cf 100644
--- a/tests/test_config/test_get_final_config_repository_.yml
+++ b/tests/test_config/test_get_final_config_repository_.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ final:
     google_analytics_id: ''
     home_page_in_toc: true
     launch_buttons:
-      binderhub_url: https://mybinder.org
+      binderhub_url: ''
       colab_url: ''
       jupyterhub_url: ''
       notebook_interface: classic
diff --git a/tests/test_config/test_get_final_config_title_.yml b/tests/test_config/test_get_final_config_title_.yml
index 7e47a265ea2ac1176d8fd7be890b07f725140393..2a17f7006390524fa99bb97f342916a6682e1d73 100644
--- a/tests/test_config/test_get_final_config_title_.yml
+++ b/tests/test_config/test_get_final_config_title_.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ final:
     google_analytics_id: ''
     home_page_in_toc: true
     launch_buttons:
-      binderhub_url: https://mybinder.org
+      binderhub_url: ''
       colab_url: ''
       jupyterhub_url: ''
       notebook_interface: classic
diff --git a/tests/test_config/test_mathjax_config_warning.sphinx4.yml b/tests/test_config/test_mathjax_config_warning.sphinx4.yml
index 630525205815028c869ceb6772891f765328fd5e..dced3dc10c465f8beac2ced499bb94d3779e4dca 100644
--- a/tests/test_config/test_mathjax_config_warning.sphinx4.yml
+++ b/tests/test_config/test_mathjax_config_warning.sphinx4.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ final:
     google_analytics_id: ''
     home_page_in_toc: true
     launch_buttons:
-      binderhub_url: https://mybinder.org
+      binderhub_url: ''
       colab_url: ''
       jupyterhub_url: ''
       notebook_interface: classic
diff --git a/tests/test_config/test_mathjax_config_warning_mathjax2path.sphinx4.yml b/tests/test_config/test_mathjax_config_warning_mathjax2path.sphinx4.yml
index 9dd725eca9c21f1245542637cca57964debfc8f0..d998872de930a207d29bf6c9e9ab4fe87002a8cb 100644
--- a/tests/test_config/test_mathjax_config_warning_mathjax2path.sphinx4.yml
+++ b/tests/test_config/test_mathjax_config_warning_mathjax2path.sphinx4.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ final:
     google_analytics_id: ''
     home_page_in_toc: true
     launch_buttons:
-      binderhub_url: https://mybinder.org
+      binderhub_url: ''
       colab_url: ''
       jupyterhub_url: ''
       notebook_interface: classic