diff --git a/config/default_hostapd b/config/default_hostapd
deleted file mode 100644
index f3549a63..00000000
--- a/config/default_hostapd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-# Location of hostapd configuration file
-DAEMON_CONF="/etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf"
-
-# Additional daemon options to be appended to hostapd command:-
-#   -d   show more debug messages (-dd for even more)
-#   -K   include key data in debug messages
-#   -t   include timestamps in some debug messages
-#
-# Note that -B (daemon mode) and -P (pidfile) options are automatically
-# configured by the init.d script and must not be added to DAEMON_OPTS.
-#
-#DAEMON_OPTS=""
diff --git a/installers/common.sh b/installers/common.sh
index e012a238..d712f32c 100755
--- a/installers/common.sh
+++ b/installers/common.sh
@@ -368,10 +368,7 @@ function _move_config_file() {
 function _default_configuration() {
     if [ "$upgrade" == 0 ]; then
         _install_log "Applying default configuration to installed services"
-        if [ -f /etc/default/hostapd ]; then
-            sudo mv /etc/default/hostapd /tmp/default_hostapd.old || _install_status 1 "Unable to remove old /etc/default/hostapd file"
-        fi
-        sudo cp $webroot_dir/config/default_hostapd /etc/default/hostapd || _install_status 1 "Unable to move hostapd defaults file"
+
         sudo cp $webroot_dir/config/hostapd.conf /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf || _install_status 1 "Unable to move hostapd configuration file"
         sudo cp $webroot_dir/config/090_wlan0.conf $raspap_dnsmasq || _install_status 1 "Unable to move dnsmasq configuration file"
         sudo cp $webroot_dir/config/dhcpcd.conf /etc/dhcpcd.conf || _install_status 1 "Unable to move dhcpcd configuration file"