diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.am b/scripts/Makefile.am
index d3d0153..1f2ebe2 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.am
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in
 
-EXTRA_DIST = init-LCDd.debian.in init-LCDd.rpm.in init-lcdproc.debian.in init-lcdproc.rpm.in lcdproc.conf debian
+EXTRA_DIST = init-LCDd.debian.in init-LCDd.rpm.in init-lcdproc.debian.in init-lcdproc.rpm.in debian
 
 dist-hook:
 	rm -rf `find $(distdir)/debian -name CVS`
diff --git a/scripts/init-lcdproc.debian.in b/scripts/init-lcdproc.debian.in
index f3a2fba..c0a3764 100644
--- a/scripts/init-lcdproc.debian.in
+++ b/scripts/init-lcdproc.debian.in
@@ -24,12 +24,6 @@ lcdproc=${bindir}/lcdproc
 
 test -x ${lcdproc} || exit 0
 
-if [ -f /etc/lcdproc.conf ]; then
-	. /etc/lcdproc.conf
-else
-	SCREENS="C X"
-fi
-
 
 case "$1" in
 start)
diff --git a/scripts/init-lcdproc.rpm.in b/scripts/init-lcdproc.rpm.in
index 580c6d9..1d8741a 100644
--- a/scripts/init-lcdproc.rpm.in
+++ b/scripts/init-lcdproc.rpm.in
@@ -50,12 +50,6 @@ lcdproc=${bindir}/lcdproc
 
 [ -x ${lcdproc} ] || exit 0
 
-if [ -f /etc/lcdproc.conf ]; then
-	. /etc/lcdproc.conf
-else
-	SCREENS="C X"
-fi
-
 
 start() {
 	echo -n "Starting up lcdproc: "
diff --git a/scripts/lcdproc.conf b/scripts/lcdproc.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index f71dfcb..0000000
--- a/scripts/lcdproc.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-# /etc/lcdproc.conf
-#
-# Configuration file of the main LCDproc client "lcdproc"
-# NOTE: The configuration file of LCDd is /etc/LCDd.conf
-
-# Set SCREENS to the screens you want lcdproc to send to LCDd
-# lcdproc --help will give you a list of the screens available
-
-SCREENS="C X"