diff --git a/appimage/run_appimage.sh b/appimage/run_appimage.sh
index 837ef5d3a..d31b41843 100644
--- a/appimage/run_appimage.sh
+++ b/appimage/run_appimage.sh
@@ -3,20 +3,12 @@
 PYTHON_CMD="$APPDIR"/opt/python3.7/bin/python3.7
 DOT_MONKEY="$HOME"/.monkey_island/
 
-configure_default_server() {
-    if [ ! -f "$DOT_MONKEY"/server_config.json ]; then
-        cp "$APPDIR"/usr/src/monkey_island/cc/server_config.json.standard "$DOT_MONKEY"/server_config.json
-    fi
-}
-
 # shellcheck disable=SC2174
 mkdir --mode=0700 --parents "$DOT_MONKEY"
 
 DB_DIR="$DOT_MONKEY"/db
 mkdir --parents "$DB_DIR"
 
-configure_default_server
-
 cd "$APPDIR"/usr/src || exit 1
 ./monkey_island/bin/mongodb/bin/mongod --dbpath "$DB_DIR" &
 ${PYTHON_CMD} ./monkey_island.py --server-config "$DOT_MONKEY"/server_config.json