Do I need ?sef_rewrite=1 in the htaccess

Store Builder Questions
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I've just move a site live and implemented a bunch of redirects. I see that when an old URL is entered, it goes to the correct page but adds ?sef_rewrite=1. I see this in the htaccess file as



RewriteRule . index.php?sef_rewrite=1 [L,QSA]



Is this really needed? I'd prefer that this not be part of the url that is displayed.



Thanks.

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Anyone find a solution for this?