diff --git a/plinth/develop.config b/plinth/develop.config
index 2c0791032..05157b757 100644
--- a/plinth/develop.config
+++ b/plinth/develop.config
@@ -1,36 +1,8 @@
 [Path]
-# directory locations
 file_root = %(parent_parent_dir)s
 config_dir = %(file_root)s/data/etc/plinth
 data_dir = %(file_root)s/data/var/lib/plinth
-server_dir = /plinth
 actions_dir = %(file_root)s/actions
 doc_dir = %(file_root)s/doc
 custom_static_dir = %(file_root)s/data/var/www/plinth/custom/static
-
-# file locations
 store_file = %(data_dir)s/plinth.sqlite3
-
-[Network]
-host = 127.0.0.1
-port = 8000
-
-# Enable the following only if Plinth is behind a proxy server.  The
-# proxy server should properly clean and the following HTTP headers:
-#   X-Forwarded-For
-#   X-Forwarded-Host
-#   X-Forwarded-Proto
-# If you enable these unnecessarily, this will lead to serious security
-# problems. For more information, see
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.7/ref/settings/
-#
-# These are enabled by default in Plinth because the default
-# configuration allows only connections from localhost
-#
-# Leave the values blank to disable
-use_x_forwarded_for = True
-use_x_forwarded_host = True
-secure_proxy_ssl_header = HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO
-
-[Misc]
-box_name = FreedomBox
diff --git a/plinth/tests/test_cfg.py b/plinth/tests/test_cfg.py
index 3c087c704..6c5d81223 100644
--- a/plinth/tests/test_cfg.py
+++ b/plinth/tests/test_cfg.py
@@ -28,13 +28,14 @@ pytestmark = pytest.mark.usefixtures('load_cfg')
 
 def test_read_default_config_file():
     """Verify that the default config file can be read correctly."""
-    config_file = cfg.get_develop_config_path()
+    path = pathlib.Path(__file__).resolve().parent
+    config_file = path / 'data' / 'configs' / 'freedombox.config'
 
     # Read the freedombox.config file directly
     parser = configparser.ConfigParser(
         defaults={
-            'parent_dir': pathlib.Path(config_file).parent,
-            'parent_parent_dir': pathlib.Path(config_file).parent.parent
+            'parent_dir': config_file.parent,
+            'parent_parent_dir': config_file.parent.parent
         })
     parser.read(config_file)