diff --git a/library/Icinga/File/Ini/IniEditor.php b/library/Icinga/File/Ini/IniEditor.php
index 6878e4166..e48fef3d6 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/File/Ini/IniEditor.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/File/Ini/IniEditor.php
@@ -173,18 +173,13 @@ class IniEditor
      * Create the section if it does not exist and set the properties
      *
      * @param string $section   The section name
-     * @param array $extend     The section that should be extended by this section
      */
-    public function setSection($section, $extend = null)
+    public function setSection($section)
     {
         if (false !== strpos($section, '[') || false !== strpos($section, ']')) {
             throw new ConfigurationError('Brackets not allowed in section: %s', $section);
         }
-        if (isset($extend)) {
-            $decl = '[' . $section . ' : ' . $extend . ']';
-        } else {
-            $decl = '[' . $section . ']';
-        }
+        $decl = '[' . $section . ']';
         $line = $this->getSectionLine($section);
         if ($line !== -1) {
             $this->deleteLine($line);
diff --git a/library/Icinga/File/Ini/IniWriter.php b/library/Icinga/File/Ini/IniWriter.php
index 5b565a6a0..f7df9b023 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/File/Ini/IniWriter.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/File/Ini/IniWriter.php
@@ -151,10 +151,7 @@ class IniWriter extends Zend_Config_Writer_FileAbstract
             if ($value instanceof Zend_Config) {
                 // The value is a nested Zend_Config, handle it recursively
                 if ($section === null) {
-                    // Update the section declaration
-                    $extends = $newconfig->getExtends();
-                    $extend = array_key_exists($key, $extends) ? $extends[$key] : null;
-                    $editor->setSection($key, $extend);
+                    $editor->setSection($key);
                 }
                 if ($oldvalue === null) {
                     $oldvalue = new Zend_Config(array());