diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b10562eef..a6fdfceb1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -659,7 +659,6 @@ if (NOT WIN32 AND NOT DPKG_PROGRAM AND NOT APPLE)
     #INSTALL(FILES "${OpenMW_BINARY_DIR}/plugins.cfg" DESTINATION "${SYSCONFDIR}" )
     INSTALL(FILES "${OpenMW_BINARY_DIR}/settings-default.cfg" DESTINATION "${SYSCONFDIR}" )
     INSTALL(FILES "${OpenMW_BINARY_DIR}/transparency-overrides.cfg" DESTINATION "${SYSCONFDIR}" )
-    INSTALL(FILES "${OpenMW_BINARY_DIR}/launcher.cfg" DESTINATION "${SYSCONFDIR}" )
 
     # Install resources
     INSTALL(DIRECTORY "${OpenMW_BINARY_DIR}/resources" DESTINATION "${DATADIR}" )
diff --git a/apps/launcher/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/launcher/CMakeLists.txt
index edc3dcf32..09beaf59d 100644
--- a/apps/launcher/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/launcher/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -101,8 +101,6 @@ endif()
 if (APPLE)
     configure_file(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/files/launcher.qss
         "${APP_BUNDLE_DIR}/../launcher.qss")
-    configure_file(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/files/launcher.cfg
-        "${APP_BUNDLE_DIR}/../launcher.cfg")
 else()
     configure_file(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/files/launcher.qss
         "${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/resources/launcher.qss")
@@ -110,9 +108,6 @@ else()
     # Fallback in case getGlobalDataPath does not point to resources
     configure_file(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/files/launcher.qss
         "${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/launcher.qss")
-
-    configure_file(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/files/launcher.cfg
-        "${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/launcher.cfg")
 endif()
 
 if (BUILD_WITH_CODE_COVERAGE)
diff --git a/files/launcher.cfg b/files/launcher.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index bc0e2b7fb..000000000
--- a/files/launcher.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-[Profiles]
-CurrentProfile=Default
-Default\Master0=Morrowind.esm
-Default\Master1=Tribunal.esm
-Default\Master2=Bloodmoon.esm