diff --git a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/core/internal/Controller.java b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/core/internal/Controller.java
index 842ef35..dc421a4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/core/internal/Controller.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/core/internal/Controller.java
@@ -2234,13 +2234,6 @@
         //Set the controller's role to MASTER so it always tries to do role requests.
         this.role = Role.MASTER;
         this.roleChanger = new RoleChanger();
-        
-		String conf = configParams.get("dbconf");
-		if (conf == null || conf.isEmpty()) {
-			conf = "/tmp/cassandra.titan";
-			log.debug("did not get DB config setting using default {}", conf);
-		}
-		log.debug("setting DB config {}", conf);
 		
         initVendorMessages();
         this.systemStartTime = System.currentTimeMillis();