diff --git a/modules/ejbca-common/src/org/ejbca/config/WebConfiguration.java b/modules/ejbca-common/src/org/ejbca/config/WebConfiguration.java
index 8234b2107d9..20471bf5895 100644
--- a/modules/ejbca-common/src/org/ejbca/config/WebConfiguration.java
+++ b/modules/ejbca-common/src/org/ejbca/config/WebConfiguration.java
@@ -183,13 +183,6 @@ public static boolean getRequireAdminCertificateInDatabase() {
 	public static String getWebContentEncoding() {
 	   	return EjbcaConfigurationHolder.getString("web.contentencoding");
 	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * The request browser certificate renewal web application is deployed
-	 */
-	public static boolean getRenewalEnabled() {
-		return Boolean.valueOf(EjbcaConfigurationHolder.getExpandedString("web.renewalenabled"));
-	}
 
     public static boolean doShowStackTraceOnErrorPage(){
         final String s=EjbcaConfigurationHolder.getString ("web.errorpage.stacktrace");
diff --git a/propertyDefaults.xml b/propertyDefaults.xml
index 2e5011c01ea..848e04f9431 100644
--- a/propertyDefaults.xml
+++ b/propertyDefaults.xml
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ httpsserver.hostname     = ${httpsserver.hostname}
 httpsserver.password     = ***
 httpserver.external.fqdn = ${httpserver.external.fqdn}
 web.contentencoding      = ${web.contentencoding}
-web.renewalenabled       = ${web.renewalenabled}
 ejbcaws.enabled          = ${ejbcaws.enabled}
 unidfnr.enabled          = ${unidfnr.enabled}
 
diff --git a/src/java/defaultvalues.properties b/src/java/defaultvalues.properties
index 46e976e9326..33fdf23f53d 100644
--- a/src/java/defaultvalues.properties
+++ b/src/java/defaultvalues.properties
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ httpserver.external.privhttps=8443
 httpserver.pubhttps=8442
 httpserver.pubhttp=8080
 web.openvpn.createInstallerScript=/usr/local/ejbca/bin/mk_openvpn_windows_installer.sh
-web.renewalenabled=false
 web.reqcertindb=true
 # Web, known PKCS#11 crypto libraries
 cryptotoken.p11.lib.10.name=Thales ProtectServer 2 Emulator