diff --git a/rhodecode/config/config_maker.py b/rhodecode/config/config_maker.py
--- a/rhodecode/config/config_maker.py
+++ b/rhodecode/config/config_maker.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def sanitize_settings_and_apply_defaults
 
     # License settings.
     settings_maker.make_setting('license.hide_license_info', False, parser='bool')
-    settings_maker.make_setting('license.import_path', jn(ini_loc, 'rhodecode_enterprise.license'))
+    settings_maker.make_setting('license.import_path', '')
     settings_maker.make_setting('license.import_path_mode', 'if-missing')
 
     # statsd