diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings/IProvidersSection.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings/IProvidersSection.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 6fdac94af1..0000000000
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings/IProvidersSection.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-using System.Configuration;
-
-namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.UmbracoSettings
-{
-    public interface IProvidersSection : IUmbracoConfigurationSection
-    {
-        string DefaultBackOfficeUserProvider { get; }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings/IUmbracoSettingsSection.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings/IUmbracoSettingsSection.cs
index db3f937a35..81d27e7bae 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings/IUmbracoSettingsSection.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings/IUmbracoSettingsSection.cs
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.UmbracoSettings
         
         ILoggingSection Logging { get; }
 
-        IProvidersSection Providers { get; }
-
         IWebRoutingSection WebRouting { get; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings/ProvidersElement.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings/ProvidersElement.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 87876b1e0a..0000000000
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings/ProvidersElement.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-using System.Configuration;
-
-namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.UmbracoSettings
-{
-    internal class ProvidersElement : ConfigurationElement, IProvidersSection
-    {
-        [ConfigurationProperty("users")]
-        public UserProviderElement Users
-        {
-            get { return (UserProviderElement)base["users"]; }
-        }
-
-        public string DefaultBackOfficeUserProvider
-        {
-            get { return Users.DefaultBackOfficeProvider; }
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings/UmbracoSettingsSection.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings/UmbracoSettingsSection.cs
index 929babef83..7cf8096345 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings/UmbracoSettingsSection.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings/UmbracoSettingsSection.cs
@@ -5,80 +5,34 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.UmbracoSettings
     public class UmbracoSettingsSection : ConfigurationSection, IUmbracoSettingsSection
     {
         [ConfigurationProperty("backOffice")]
-        internal BackOfficeElement BackOffice
-        {
-            get { return (BackOfficeElement)this["backOffice"]; }
-        }
+        internal BackOfficeElement BackOffice => (BackOfficeElement)this["backOffice"];
 
         [ConfigurationProperty("content")]
-        internal ContentElement Content
-        {
-            get { return (ContentElement)this["content"]; }
-        }
+        internal ContentElement Content => (ContentElement)this["content"];
 
         [ConfigurationProperty("security")]
-        internal SecurityElement Security
-        {
-            get { return (SecurityElement)this["security"]; }
-        }
+        internal SecurityElement Security => (SecurityElement)this["security"];
 
         [ConfigurationProperty("requestHandler")]
-        internal RequestHandlerElement RequestHandler
-        {
-            get { return (RequestHandlerElement)this["requestHandler"]; }
-        }
+        internal RequestHandlerElement RequestHandler => (RequestHandlerElement)this["requestHandler"];
 
         [ConfigurationProperty("logging")]
-        internal LoggingElement Logging
-        {
-            get { return (LoggingElement)this["logging"]; }
-        }
+        internal LoggingElement Logging => (LoggingElement)this["logging"];
 
-        [ConfigurationProperty("providers")]
-        internal ProvidersElement Providers
-        {
-            get { return (ProvidersElement)this["providers"]; }
-        }
 
         [ConfigurationProperty("web.routing")]
-        internal WebRoutingElement WebRouting
-        {
-            get { return (WebRoutingElement)this["web.routing"]; }
-        }
+        internal WebRoutingElement WebRouting => (WebRoutingElement)this["web.routing"];
 
-        IContentSection IUmbracoSettingsSection.Content
-        {
-            get { return Content; }
-        }
+        IContentSection IUmbracoSettingsSection.Content => Content;
 
-        ISecuritySection IUmbracoSettingsSection.Security
-        {
-            get { return Security; }
-        }
+        ISecuritySection IUmbracoSettingsSection.Security => Security;
 
-        IRequestHandlerSection IUmbracoSettingsSection.RequestHandler
-        {
-            get { return RequestHandler; }
-        }
+        IRequestHandlerSection IUmbracoSettingsSection.RequestHandler => RequestHandler;
 
-        IBackOfficeSection IUmbracoSettingsSection.BackOffice
-        {
-            get { return BackOffice; }
-        }
+        IBackOfficeSection IUmbracoSettingsSection.BackOffice => BackOffice;
 
-        ILoggingSection IUmbracoSettingsSection.Logging
-        {
-            get { return Logging; }
-        }
+        ILoggingSection IUmbracoSettingsSection.Logging => Logging;
 
-        IProvidersSection IUmbracoSettingsSection.Providers
-        {
-            get { return Providers; }
-        }
-
-        IWebRoutingSection IUmbracoSettingsSection.WebRouting
-        {
-            get { return WebRouting; }
-        }
+        IWebRoutingSection IUmbracoSettingsSection.WebRouting => WebRouting;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings/UserProviderElement.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings/UserProviderElement.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index eedb7b4ccf..0000000000
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings/UserProviderElement.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-using System.Configuration;
-
-namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.UmbracoSettings
-{
-    internal class UserProviderElement : ConfigurationElement
-    {
-        [ConfigurationProperty("DefaultBackofficeProvider")]
-        internal InnerTextConfigurationElement<string> DefaultBackOfficeProvider
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                return new OptionalInnerTextConfigurationElement<string>(
-                      (InnerTextConfigurationElement<string>)this["DefaultBackofficeProvider"],
-                        //set the default
-                      "UsersMembershipProvider");
-            }
-        }
-
-
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Constants-Security.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Constants-Security.cs
index f1b9f5cce3..80f18eb2e0 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Constants-Security.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Constants-Security.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
     {
         public static class Security
         {
+            public const string UserMembershipProviderName = "UsersMembershipProvider";
+
             /// <summary>
             /// Gets the identifier of the 'super' user.
             /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Security/MembershipProviderExtensions.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Security/MembershipProviderExtensions.cs
index 8fc2cb77e4..367e6f5c5a 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Security/MembershipProviderExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Security/MembershipProviderExtensions.cs
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Security
         /// <returns></returns>
         public static MembershipProvider GetUsersMembershipProvider()
         {
-            if (Membership.Providers[Current.Configs.Settings().Providers.DefaultBackOfficeUserProvider] == null)
+            if (Membership.Providers[Constants.Security.UserMembershipProviderName] == null)
             {
-                throw new InvalidOperationException("No membership provider found with name " + Current.Configs.Settings().Providers.DefaultBackOfficeUserProvider);
+                throw new InvalidOperationException("No membership provider found with name " + Constants.Security.UserMembershipProviderName);
             }
-            return Membership.Providers[Current.Configs.Settings().Providers.DefaultBackOfficeUserProvider];
+            return Membership.Providers[Constants.Security.UserMembershipProviderName];
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
index 049ca914d4..c90641adeb 100755
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
@@ -262,7 +262,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Configuration\UmbracoSettings\ILogType.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\UmbracoSettings\ImagingAutoFillPropertiesCollection.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\UmbracoSettings\ImagingAutoFillUploadFieldElement.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Configuration\UmbracoSettings\IProvidersSection.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\UmbracoSettings\IRequestHandlerSection.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\UmbracoSettings\ISecuritySection.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\UmbracoSettings\ITourSection.cs" />
@@ -271,14 +270,12 @@
     <Compile Include="Configuration\UmbracoSettings\LoggingElement.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\UmbracoSettings\LogTypeElement.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\UmbracoSettings\NotificationsElement.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Configuration\UmbracoSettings\ProvidersElement.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\UmbracoSettings\RequestHandlerElement.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\UmbracoSettings\SecurityElement.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\UmbracoSettings\TourConfigElement.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\UmbracoSettings\UmbracoConfigurationElement.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\UmbracoSettings\UmbracoSettingsSection.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\UmbracoSettings\UrlReplacingElement.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Configuration\UmbracoSettings\UserProviderElement.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\UmbracoSettings\WebRoutingElement.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\UmbracoVersion.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Constants-Applications.cs" />
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Configurations/UmbracoSettings/ProvidersElementDefaultTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Configurations/UmbracoSettings/ProvidersElementDefaultTests.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index e01d2275b4..0000000000
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Configurations/UmbracoSettings/ProvidersElementDefaultTests.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-using NUnit.Framework;
-
-namespace Umbraco.Tests.Configurations.UmbracoSettings
-{
-    [TestFixture]
-    public class ProvidersElementDefaultTests : ProvidersElementTests
-    {
-        protected override bool TestingDefaults
-        {
-            get { return true; }
-        }
-
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Configurations/UmbracoSettings/ProvidersElementTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Configurations/UmbracoSettings/ProvidersElementTests.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index d879b8dcb8..0000000000
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Configurations/UmbracoSettings/ProvidersElementTests.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-using NUnit.Framework;
-using Umbraco.Core;
-
-namespace Umbraco.Tests.Configurations.UmbracoSettings
-{
-    [TestFixture]
-    public class ProvidersElementTests : UmbracoSettingsTests
-    {
-        [Test]
-        public void Users()
-        {
-            Assert.IsTrue(SettingsSection.Providers.DefaultBackOfficeUserProvider == "UsersMembershipProvider");
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Configurations/UmbracoSettings/umbracoSettings.config b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Configurations/UmbracoSettings/umbracoSettings.config
index 7aeb779e0b..ac022a5489 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Configurations/UmbracoSettings/umbracoSettings.config
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Configurations/UmbracoSettings/umbracoSettings.config
@@ -110,14 +110,6 @@
     <maxLogAge>1440</maxLogAge>
   </logging>
 
-  <providers>
-    <users>
-      <!-- if you wish to use your own membershipprovider for authenticating to the umbraco back office -->
-      <!-- specify it here (remember to add it to the web.config as well) -->
-      <DefaultBackofficeProvider>UsersMembershipProvider</DefaultBackofficeProvider>
-    </users>
-  </providers>
-
   <!-- 
     web.routing
       @trySkipIisCustomErrors
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Configurations/UmbracoSettings/umbracoSettings.minimal.config b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Configurations/UmbracoSettings/umbracoSettings.minimal.config
index 6119926eaa..d94a124c89 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Configurations/UmbracoSettings/umbracoSettings.minimal.config
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Configurations/UmbracoSettings/umbracoSettings.minimal.config
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@
   <!-- https://our.umbraco.com/documentation/using-umbraco/config-files/umbracoSettings/#Logging -->
   <logging/>
 
-  <!-- https://our.umbraco.com/documentation/using-umbraco/config-files/umbracoSettings/#Providers -->
-  <providers/>
-
   <!-- https://our.umbraco.com/documentation/using-umbraco/config-files/umbracoSettings/#WebRouting -->
   <web.routing/>
   
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/TestHelpers/SettingsForTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/TestHelpers/SettingsForTests.cs
index 86a767f84a..97fffe11dd 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/TestHelpers/SettingsForTests.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/TestHelpers/SettingsForTests.cs
@@ -38,14 +38,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.TestHelpers
             var security = new Mock<ISecuritySection>();
             var requestHandler = new Mock<IRequestHandlerSection>();
             var logging = new Mock<ILoggingSection>();
-            var providers = new Mock<IProvidersSection>();
             var routing = new Mock<IWebRoutingSection>();
 
             settings.Setup(x => x.Content).Returns(content.Object);
             settings.Setup(x => x.Security).Returns(security.Object);
             settings.Setup(x => x.RequestHandler).Returns(requestHandler.Object);
             settings.Setup(x => x.Logging).Returns(logging.Object);
-            settings.Setup(x => x.Providers).Returns(providers.Object);
             settings.Setup(x => x.WebRouting).Returns(routing.Object);
 
             //Now configure some defaults - the defaults in the config section classes do NOT pertain to the mocked data!!
@@ -54,7 +52,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.TestHelpers
             settings.Setup(x => x.RequestHandler.AddTrailingSlash).Returns(true);
             settings.Setup(x => x.RequestHandler.CharCollection).Returns(RequestHandlerElement.GetDefaultCharReplacements());
             settings.Setup(x => x.WebRouting.UrlProviderMode).Returns("Auto");
-            settings.Setup(x => x.Providers.DefaultBackOfficeUserProvider).Returns("UsersMembershipProvider");
 
             return settings.Object;
         }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Umbraco.Tests.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Umbraco.Tests.csproj
index 83d2e83d94..42e4aa28c7 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Umbraco.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Umbraco.Tests.csproj
@@ -298,8 +298,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Configurations\UmbracoSettings\ContentElementTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configurations\UmbracoSettings\LoggingElementDefaultTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configurations\UmbracoSettings\LoggingElementTests.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Configurations\UmbracoSettings\ProvidersElementDefaultTests.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Configurations\UmbracoSettings\ProvidersElementTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configurations\UmbracoSettings\RequestHandlerElementDefaultTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configurations\UmbracoSettings\RequestHandlerElementTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configurations\UmbracoSettings\SecurityElementDefaultTests.cs" />
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/config/umbracoSettings.config b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/config/umbracoSettings.config
index fa60e31a08..668a98c7cf 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/config/umbracoSettings.config
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/config/umbracoSettings.config
@@ -118,14 +118,6 @@
         </urlReplacing>
     </requestHandler>
 
-    <providers>
-        <users>
-            <!-- if you wish to use your own membershipprovider for authenticating to the umbraco back office -->
-            <!-- specify it here (remember to add it to the web.config as well) -->
-            <DefaultBackofficeProvider>UsersMembershipProvider</DefaultBackofficeProvider>
-        </users>
-    </providers>
-
     <!--
     web.routing
       @trySkipIisCustomErrors
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Security/Providers/UsersMembershipProvider.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Security/Providers/UsersMembershipProvider.cs
index f5002cdcd3..f3aa5dd838 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Security/Providers/UsersMembershipProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Security/Providers/UsersMembershipProvider.cs
@@ -36,10 +36,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Security.Providers
         private volatile bool _hasDefaultMember = false;
         private static readonly object Locker = new object();
 
-        public override string ProviderName
-        {
-            get { return Current.Configs.Settings().Providers.DefaultBackOfficeUserProvider; }
-        }
+        public override string ProviderName => Constants.Security.UserMembershipProviderName;
 
         protected override MembershipUser ConvertToMembershipUser(IUser entity)
         {
@@ -55,18 +52,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Security.Providers
         /// </summary>
         /// <value></value>
         /// <returns>true if the membership provider supports password reset; otherwise, false. The default is FALSE for users.</returns>
-        public override bool EnablePasswordReset
-        {
-            get { return _enablePasswordReset; }
-        }
+        public override bool EnablePasswordReset => _enablePasswordReset;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// For backwards compatibility, this provider supports this option by default it is FALSE for users
         /// </summary>
-        public override bool AllowManuallyChangingPassword
-        {
-            get { return _allowManuallyChangingPassword; }
-        }
+        public override bool AllowManuallyChangingPassword => _allowManuallyChangingPassword;
 
         public override void Initialize(string name, System.Collections.Specialized.NameValueCollection config)
         {