diff --git a/config/linuxconfig b/config/linuxconfig
index d1d883e09..949ac051b 100644
--- a/config/linuxconfig
+++ b/config/linuxconfig
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ CONFIG_HTTP_LUA_PREFIX="/usr/local"
 # CONFIG_HTTP_BUILD_LUA is not set
 CONFIG_HTTP_DIRECTORIES=y
 CONFIG_HTTP_HAS_AUTHORIZATION=y
-# CONFIG_HTTP_USE_CHROOT is not set
 # CONFIG_HTTP_CHANGE_UID is not set
 # CONFIG_HTTP_HAS_IPV6 is not set
 # CONFIG_HTTP_VERBOSE is not set
diff --git a/config/win32config b/config/win32config
index ae6abf18b..8640ea0f7 100644
--- a/config/win32config
+++ b/config/win32config
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ CONFIG_HTTP_LUA_CGI_LAUNCHER=""
 # CONFIG_HTTP_BUILD_LUA is not set
 CONFIG_HTTP_DIRECTORIES=y
 CONFIG_HTTP_HAS_AUTHORIZATION=y
-# CONFIG_HTTP_USE_CHROOT is not set
 # CONFIG_HTTP_CHANGE_UID is not set
 # CONFIG_HTTP_HAS_IPV6 is not set
 CONFIG_HTTP_VERBOSE=y
diff --git a/httpd/Config.in b/httpd/Config.in
index cbbbc7d5e..ad66e2a16 100644
--- a/httpd/Config.in
+++ b/httpd/Config.in
@@ -119,17 +119,6 @@ config CONFIG_HTTP_HAS_AUTHORIZATION
     help
         Pages/directories can have passwords associated with them.
 
-config CONFIG_HTTP_USE_CHROOT
-    bool "Use chroot()"
-    default n
-    depends on !CONFIG_PLATFORM_WIN32
-    help
-        Use chroot() to switch directories with a certain degree of
-        protection. However access to /bin and /lib have to replaced with
-        duplicate binaries.
-        
-        This feature is normally disabled.
-
 config CONFIG_HTTP_CHANGE_UID
     bool "Change UID"
     default n
diff --git a/httpd/axhttpd.c b/httpd/axhttpd.c
index 701d58853..1594f1cb8 100644
--- a/httpd/axhttpd.c
+++ b/httpd/axhttpd.c
@@ -576,11 +576,7 @@ static void ax_chdir(void)
 {
     static char *webroot = CONFIG_HTTP_WEBROOT;
 
-#if defined(WIN32) || !defined(CONFIG_HTTP_USE_CHROOT)
     if (chdir(webroot))
-#else   /* use chroot() instead */
-    if (chroot(webroot))
-#endif
     {
 #ifdef CONFIG_HTTP_VERBOSE
         fprintf(stderr, "'%s' is not a directory\n", webroot);
diff --git a/httpd/proc.c b/httpd/proc.c
index 35388e7fc..270dd7094 100644
--- a/httpd/proc.c
+++ b/httpd/proc.c
@@ -916,12 +916,7 @@ static int hexit(char c)
 static void buildactualfile(struct connstruct *cn)
 {
     char *cp;
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_HTTP_USE_CHROOT
-    snprintf(cn->actualfile, MAXREQUESTLENGTH, "%s", cn->filereq);
-#else
     snprintf(cn->actualfile, MAXREQUESTLENGTH, ".%s", cn->filereq);
-#endif
 
 #ifndef WIN32
     /* Add directory slash if not there */