diff --git a/contrib/sles11/netdata-alarms-bash3.patch b/contrib/sles11/netdata-alarms-bash3.patch
index 142659ba90..341c9c2ee6 100644
--- a/contrib/sles11/netdata-alarms-bash3.patch
+++ b/contrib/sles11/netdata-alarms-bash3.patch
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 --- system/netdata.conf.orig    2018-05-10 19:44:49.000000000 +0300
 +++ system/netdata.conf 2018-05-10 19:45:14.000000000 +0300
 @@ -22,3 +22,7 @@
- [web]
-     web files owner = root
-     web files group = netdata
 +
 +[health]
 +    # script for sles 11, mail notifications only
diff --git a/daemon/main.c b/daemon/main.c
index 60c3b9e7e9..418adec476 100644
--- a/daemon/main.c
+++ b/daemon/main.c
@@ -445,12 +445,6 @@ static void backwards_compatible_config() {
 
     config_move(CONFIG_SECTION_GLOBAL, "web compression level",
                 CONFIG_SECTION_WEB,    "gzip compression level");
-
-    config_move(CONFIG_SECTION_GLOBAL, "web files owner",
-                CONFIG_SECTION_WEB,    "web files owner");
-
-    config_move(CONFIG_SECTION_GLOBAL, "web files group",
-                CONFIG_SECTION_WEB,    "web files group");
 }
 
 static void get_netdata_configured_variables() {
diff --git a/packaging/docker/run.sh b/packaging/docker/run.sh
index e0fa697f7c..bb9b902b53 100755
--- a/packaging/docker/run.sh
+++ b/packaging/docker/run.sh
@@ -52,4 +52,4 @@ if [ -n "${NETDATA_CLAIM_URL}" ] && [ -n "${NETDATA_CLAIM_TOKEN}" ] && [ ! -f /v
                              -daemon-not-running
 fi
 
-exec /usr/sbin/netdata -u "${DOCKER_USR}" -D -s /host -p "${NETDATA_LISTENER_PORT}" -W set web "web files group" root -W set web "web files owner" root "$@"
+exec /usr/sbin/netdata -u "${DOCKER_USR}" -D -s /host -p "${NETDATA_LISTENER_PORT}" "$@"
diff --git a/packaging/installer/methods/synology.md b/packaging/installer/methods/synology.md
index ed68880a01..30ec3035c1 100644
--- a/packaging/installer/methods/synology.md
+++ b/packaging/installer/methods/synology.md
@@ -34,9 +34,7 @@ chown -R netdata:netdata /opt/netdata/var/lib/netdata /opt/netdata/var/cache/net
 chown -R netdata:root /opt/netdata/var/log/netdata
 ```
 
-4. Uncomment and set `web files owner` to `root`, and `web files group` to `netdata` in
-   the `/opt/netdata/etc/netdata/netdata.conf`.
-5. Restart Netdata
+4. Restart Netdata
 
 ```sh
 /etc/rc.netdata restart
diff --git a/web/api/tests/valid_urls.c b/web/api/tests/valid_urls.c
index 30ae23247c..30dc298285 100644
--- a/web/api/tests/valid_urls.c
+++ b/web/api/tests/valid_urls.c
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ void __wrap_finished_web_request_statistics(
 
 char *__wrap_config_get(struct config *root, const char *section, const char *name, const char *default_value)
 {
-    if (!strcmp(section, CONFIG_SECTION_WEB) && !strcmp(name, "web files owner"))
-        return "netdata";
     (void)root;
+    (void)section;
+    (void)name;
     (void)default_value;
     return "UNKNOWN FIX ME";
 }
diff --git a/web/api/tests/web_api.c b/web/api/tests/web_api.c
index b96213255b..df4efdabd2 100644
--- a/web/api/tests/web_api.c
+++ b/web/api/tests/web_api.c
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ void __wrap_finished_web_request_statistics(
 
 char *__wrap_config_get(struct config *root, const char *section, const char *name, const char *default_value)
 {
-    if (!strcmp(section, CONFIG_SECTION_WEB) && !strcmp(name, "web files owner"))
-        return "netdata";
     (void)root;
+    (void)section;
+    (void)name;
     (void)default_value;
     return "UNKNOWN FIX ME";
 }