diff --git a/pylinkahead.ini b/pylinkahead.ini
index fb3a89b5825183f1ef13ea84059141f5f455846a..e5491096d07658719eb28e8ebc6cef48959986d5 100644
--- a/pylinkahead.ini
+++ b/pylinkahead.ini
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ username=admin
 ##
 ## DEFAULT: the password method is `plain`, now the password must be saved as
 ## plain text.
-password_method=plain
 password=caosdb