diff --git a/data/etc/plinth/plinth.config b/data/etc/plinth/plinth.config
index 3a87150e3..cf89d43c9 100644
--- a/data/etc/plinth/plinth.config
+++ b/data/etc/plinth/plinth.config
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ doc_dir = /usr/share/doc/plinth
 
 # file locations
 store_file = %(data_dir)s/store.sqlite3
-user_db = %(data_dir)s/users.sqlite3
 status_log_file = %(log_dir)s/status.log
 access_log_file = %(log_dir)s/access.log
 pidfile = %(pid_dir)s/plinth.pid
diff --git a/plinth.config b/plinth.config
index e13312dad..193d18c72 100644
--- a/plinth.config
+++ b/plinth.config
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ doc_dir = %(file_root)s/doc
 
 # file locations
 store_file = %(data_dir)s/store.sqlite3
-user_db = %(data_dir)s/users.sqlite3
 status_log_file = %(log_dir)s/status.log
 access_log_file = %(log_dir)s/access.log
 pidfile = %(pid_dir)s/plinth.pid
diff --git a/plinth/cfg.py b/plinth/cfg.py
index 595841fee..9e394f591 100644
--- a/plinth/cfg.py
+++ b/plinth/cfg.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ root = None
 file_root = None
 data_dir = None
 store_file = None
-user_db = None
 actions_dir = None
 doc_dir = None
 status_log_file = None
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ def read():
                     ('Path', 'file_root'),
                     ('Path', 'data_dir'),
                     ('Path', 'store_file'),
-                    ('Path', 'user_db'),
                     ('Path', 'actions_dir'),
                     ('Path', 'doc_dir'),
                     ('Path', 'status_log_file'),
@@ -74,7 +72,3 @@ def read():
     global store_file  # pylint: disable-msg=W0603
     if store_file.endswith(".sqlite3"):
         store_file = os.path.splitext(store_file)[0]
-
-    global user_db  # pylint: disable-msg=W0603
-    if user_db.endswith(".sqlite3"):
-        user_db = os.path.splitext(user_db)[0]