diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Application/ConfigurationLoader.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Application/ConfigurationLoader.cs
index 522fe0ec98..4f141a6e70 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Application/ConfigurationLoader.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Application/ConfigurationLoader.cs
@@ -352,8 +352,6 @@ namespace OpenSim
                 config.Set("shutdown_console_commands_file", String.Empty);
                 config.Set("DefaultScriptEngine", "XEngine");
                 config.Set("clientstack_plugin", "OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP.dll");
-                // life doesn't really work without this
-                config.Set("EventQueue", true);
             }
 
             {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/Caps/EventQueue/Tests/EventQueueTests.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/Caps/EventQueue/Tests/EventQueueTests.cs
index 5eb44520b9..1e629bd577 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/Caps/EventQueue/Tests/EventQueueTests.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/Caps/EventQueue/Tests/EventQueueTests.cs
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.Linden.Tests
 
             IConfigSource config = new IniConfigSource();
             config.AddConfig("Startup");
-            config.Configs["Startup"].Set("EventQueue", "true");
 
             CapabilitiesModule capsModule = new CapabilitiesModule();
             m_eqgMod = new EventQueueGetModule();
@@ -196,4 +195,4 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.Linden.Tests
             Assert.That((int)eventsResponse["int_response_code"], Is.EqualTo((int)HttpStatusCode.BadGateway));
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Tests/ScenePresenceAgentTests.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Tests/ScenePresenceAgentTests.cs
index 568cd34205..ada407f2c9 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Tests/ScenePresenceAgentTests.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Tests/ScenePresenceAgentTests.cs
@@ -271,7 +271,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Tests
             IConfigSource configSource = new IniConfigSource();
             IConfig config = configSource.AddConfig("Startup");
             config.Set("serverside_object_permissions", true);
-            config.Set("EventQueue", true);
 
             EntityTransferModule etm = new EntityTransferModule();
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Tools/Configger/ConfigurationLoader.cs b/OpenSim/Tools/Configger/ConfigurationLoader.cs
index aba7e64e55..fa3a5bf11a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Tools/Configger/ConfigurationLoader.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Tools/Configger/ConfigurationLoader.cs
@@ -272,8 +272,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Tools.Configger
                 config.Set("shutdown_console_commands_file", String.Empty);
                 config.Set("DefaultScriptEngine", "XEngine");
                 config.Set("clientstack_plugin", "OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP.dll");
-                // life doesn't really work without this
-                config.Set("EventQueue", true);
             }
 
             return defaultConfig;