diff --git a/config/config.ini.in b/config/config.ini.in
index 04f4eaf52..72987094f 100644
--- a/config/config.ini.in
+++ b/config/config.ini.in
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ level               = 1
 [preferences]
 ; Use INI file storage to save preferences to a local disk
 type        = "ini"
-config_path = "@icingaweb_config_path@/preferences"
 
 ; Use database storage to save preferences in either a MySQL or PostgreSQL database
 ;type        = db