diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/web.Template.config b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/web.Template.config
index 87f72df15c..07026ba6fa 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/web.Template.config
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/web.Template.config
@@ -3,11 +3,6 @@
   <configSections>
     <section name="urlrewritingnet" restartOnExternalChanges="true" requirePermission="false" type="UrlRewritingNet.Configuration.UrlRewriteSection, UrlRewritingNet.UrlRewriter" />
     <section name="microsoft.scripting" type="Microsoft.Scripting.Hosting.Configuration.Section, Microsoft.Scripting, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35" requirePermission="false" />
-
-    <sectionGroup name="applicationSettings" type="System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsGroup, System, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089">
-      <section name="umbraco.presentation.Properties.Settings" type="System.Configuration.ClientSettingsSection, System, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" requirePermission="false" />
-    </sectionGroup>
-
     <section name="clientDependency" type="ClientDependency.Core.Config.ClientDependencySection, ClientDependency.Core" requirePermission="false"/>
     <section name="Examine" type="Examine.Config.ExamineSettings, Examine" requirePermission="false"/>
 		<section name="ExamineLuceneIndexSets" type="Examine.LuceneEngine.Config.IndexSets, Examine" requirePermission="false" />