diff --git a/etc/Makefile.am b/etc/Makefile.am
index cc31c609..c5c0620b 100644
--- a/etc/Makefile.am
+++ b/etc/Makefile.am
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
 sysconf_DATA = login.defs
 
 defaultdir = $(sysconfdir)/default
-default_DATA = \
-	useradd
+default_DATA =
 
 nonpam_files = \
 	limits \
diff --git a/etc/useradd b/etc/useradd
deleted file mode 100644
index b77dd856..00000000
--- a/etc/useradd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-# useradd defaults file
-GROUP=1000
-HOME=/home
-INACTIVE=-1
-EXPIRE=
-SHELL=/bin/bash
-SKEL=/etc/skel
-CREATE_MAIL_SPOOL=yes
diff --git a/src/useradd.c b/src/useradd.c
index 065b8165..6adfa656 100644
--- a/src/useradd.c
+++ b/src/useradd.c
@@ -97,12 +97,12 @@ const char *Prog;
 /*
  * These defaults are used if there is no defaults file.
  */
-static gid_t def_group = 100;
+static gid_t def_group = 1000;
 static const char *def_gname = "other";
 static const char *def_home = "/home";
-static const char *def_shell = "";
+static const char *def_shell = "/bin/bash";
 static const char *def_template = SKEL_DIR;
-static const char *def_create_mail_spool = "no";
+static const char *def_create_mail_spool = "yes";
 
 static long def_inactive = -1;
 static const char *def_expire = "";