diff --git a/gramps/gen/config.py b/gramps/gen/config.py
index 065d6b527..47d480688 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/config.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/config.py
@@ -315,7 +315,6 @@ register('preferences.sprefix', 'S%04d')
 register('preferences.use-last-view', False)
 register('preferences.last-view', '')
 register('preferences.last-views', [])
-register('preferences.use-bsddb3', False)
 register('preferences.family-relation-type', 3) # UNKNOWN
 register('preferences.age-display-precision', 1)
 register('preferences.color-gender-male-alive', '#b8cee6')
diff --git a/gramps/webapp/empty.sql b/gramps/webapp/empty.sql
index a0702463c..879242bab 100644
--- a/gramps/webapp/empty.sql
+++ b/gramps/webapp/empty.sql
@@ -691,7 +691,6 @@ INSERT INTO "grampsdb_config" VALUES(25,'preferences.use-last-view',NULL,'bool',
 INSERT INTO "grampsdb_config" VALUES(26,'preferences.color-gender-female-death',NULL,'str','#feccf0');
 INSERT INTO "grampsdb_config" VALUES(27,'preferences.paper-preference',NULL,'str','Letter');
 INSERT INTO "grampsdb_config" VALUES(28,'preferences.color-gender-male-death',NULL,'str','#b8cee6');
-INSERT INTO "grampsdb_config" VALUES(29,'preferences.use-bsddb3',NULL,'bool','False');
 INSERT INTO "grampsdb_config" VALUES(30,'preferences.color-gender-unknown-death',NULL,'str','#f3dbb6');
 INSERT INTO "grampsdb_config" VALUES(31,'preferences.tag-on-import',NULL,'bool','False');
 INSERT INTO "grampsdb_config" VALUES(32,'preferences.bordercolor-gender-unknown-alive',NULL,'str','#8e5801');
diff --git a/gramps/webapp/example.sql b/gramps/webapp/example.sql
index 22ce1b54b..1dc67482b 100644
--- a/gramps/webapp/example.sql
+++ b/gramps/webapp/example.sql
@@ -683,7 +683,6 @@ INSERT INTO "grampsdb_config" VALUES(20,'preferences.oprefix',NULL,'str','O%04d'
 INSERT INTO "grampsdb_config" VALUES(21,'preferences.nprefix',NULL,'str','N%04d');
 INSERT INTO "grampsdb_config" VALUES(22,'preferences.use-last-view',NULL,'bool','True');
 INSERT INTO "grampsdb_config" VALUES(23,'preferences.paper-preference',NULL,'str','Letter');
-INSERT INTO "grampsdb_config" VALUES(24,'preferences.use-bsddb3',NULL,'bool','False');
 INSERT INTO "grampsdb_config" VALUES(25,'preferences.hide-ep-msg',NULL,'bool','False');
 INSERT INTO "grampsdb_config" VALUES(26,'preferences.iprefix',NULL,'str','I%04d');
 INSERT INTO "grampsdb_config" VALUES(27,'preferences.rprefix',NULL,'str','R%04d');