diff --git a/keyring.go b/keyring.go
index 1fb3f03..341abe7 100644
--- a/keyring.go
+++ b/keyring.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ type BackendType string
 
 // All currently supported secure storage backends
 const (
-	InvalidBackend       BackendType = "invalid"
+	InvalidBackend       BackendType = ""
 	SecretServiceBackend BackendType = "secret-service"
 	KeychainBackend      BackendType = "keychain"
 	KWalletBackend       BackendType = "kwallet"