diff --git a/installation/resource/installer/install.xml b/installation/resource/installer/install.xml
index 30aa7dcf3124ed85f72299eba36361f0eb00cda1..bc5a002a0c50d96e4c8ed9112ccc2450b883de8d 100644
--- a/installation/resource/installer/install.xml
+++ b/installation/resource/installer/install.xml
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@
     <panel classname="com.izforge.izpack.panels.userinput.UserInputPanel" id="UserInputPanel.TECHNOLOGIES">
       <actions>
         <action stage="preactivate" classname="ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.installer.izpack.SetTechnologyCheckBoxesAction" />
-        <action stage="preactivate" classname="ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.installer.izpack.SetPathinfoDBCheckBoxAction" />
         <action stage="postvalidate" classname="ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.installer.izpack.SetEnableTechnologiesVariableAction" />
       </actions>
     </panel>
diff --git a/installation/resource/installer/userInputSpec.xml b/installation/resource/installer/userInputSpec.xml
index 8d6af8a1ef1eb455721d43a7b3984d8dc3414f45..7e388185c127ad0a5666b8cb94b275ebecd7ab6d 100644
--- a/installation/resource/installer/userInputSpec.xml
+++ b/installation/resource/installer/userInputSpec.xml
@@ -71,13 +71,6 @@
     <field type="check" variable="FLOW">
       <spec txt="Flow Cytometry" true="true" false="false"/>
     </field>
-    
-    <field type="space"/>
-    <field type="staticText" align="left"
-      txt="Fast data set file browsing improves the performance of browsing of data sets with a large number of files. We recommend leaving it on for all instances, and especially screening instances." />
-    <field type="check" variable="PATHINFO_DB_ENABLED">
-      <spec txt="Fast data set file browsing" true="true" false="false"/>
-    </field>
   </panel>
   
   <panel id="UserInputPanel.ELN_MASTER_DATA">
diff --git a/installation/resource/tarball/console.properties b/installation/resource/tarball/console.properties
index f624b7c7b7cd4d4bd0fc0dc641397af05edd6727..e6b782b27616bc67ea4036c956923390fa9cf42b 100644
--- a/installation/resource/tarball/console.properties
+++ b/installation/resource/tarball/console.properties
@@ -56,11 +56,6 @@ KEY_PASSWORD = changeit
 # Full ELN/LIMS master data is enabled by default. This setting is meaningful only if ELN-LIMS is enabled
 ELN-LIMS-MASTER-DATA = false
 
-# Fast data set file browsing improves the performance of browsing of data sets with a large number of files. 
-# We recommend leaving it on for all instances, and especially screening instances.
-# Default value is true.
-#PATHINFO_DB_ENABLED = true
-
 #
 # Comma-separated list of databases to backup. If the list is empty or undefined all databases
 # will be backauped.
diff --git a/installation/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/ExecuteSetupScriptsAction.java b/installation/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/ExecuteSetupScriptsAction.java
index ed374f975fd7dd99826c055bc239d9f0d8dfda90..273ad5eea294f7cffe1c173f81079a6923c533b2 100644
--- a/installation/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/ExecuteSetupScriptsAction.java
+++ b/installation/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/ExecuteSetupScriptsAction.java
@@ -98,9 +98,7 @@ public class ExecuteSetupScriptsAction extends AbstractScriptExecutor
                 data.getVariable(GlobalInstallationContext.KEY_STORE_PASSWORD_VARNAME);
         String certificatePassword =
                 data.getVariable(GlobalInstallationContext.KEY_PASSWORD_VARNAME);
-        String pathinfoDBEnabled =
-                data.getVariable(GlobalInstallationContext.PATHINFO_DB_ENABLED);
-        enablePathinfoDB("false".equalsIgnoreCase(pathinfoDBEnabled) == false, installDir);
+        enablePathinfoDB(installDir);
         installKeyStore(keyStoreFileName, installDir);
         String previousJettyVersion = getJettyVersion(installDir);
         if (previousJettyVersion.equals(JETTY_BEFORE_9_2))
@@ -209,35 +207,27 @@ public class ExecuteSetupScriptsAction extends AbstractScriptExecutor
         }
     }
 
-    void enablePathinfoDB(boolean enableFlag, File installDir)
+    void enablePathinfoDB(File installDir)
     {
         File dssServicePropertiesFile =
                 new File(installDir, Utils.DSS_PATH + Utils.SERVICE_PROPERTIES_PATH);
-        if (enableFlag)
+        for (int i = 0; i < KEYS.length; i++)
         {
-            for (int i = 0; i < KEYS.length; i++)
+            String key = KEYS[i];
+            String newTerm = TERMS[i];
+            Utils.removeTermFromPropertyList(dssServicePropertiesFile, key, newTerm);
+            String classProperty = newTerm + "." + CLASS_POSTFIX[i];
+            int indexOfDot = key.indexOf('.');
+            if (indexOfDot >= 0)
             {
-                String key = KEYS[i];
-                String newTerm = TERMS[i];
-                String classProperty = newTerm + "." + CLASS_POSTFIX[i];
-                int indexOfDot = key.indexOf('.');
-                if (indexOfDot >= 0)
-                {
-                    classProperty = key.substring(0, indexOfDot) + "." + classProperty;
-                }
-                String className =
-                        Utils.tryToGetProperties(dssServicePropertiesFile).getProperty(
-                                classProperty);
-                if (className != null)
-                {
-                    Utils.addTermToPropertyList(dssServicePropertiesFile, key, newTerm);
-                }
+                classProperty = key.substring(0, indexOfDot) + "." + classProperty;
             }
-        } else
-        {
-            for (int i = 0; i < KEYS.length; i++)
+            String className =
+                    Utils.tryToGetProperties(dssServicePropertiesFile).getProperty(
+                            classProperty);
+            if (className != null)
             {
-                Utils.removeTermFromPropertyList(dssServicePropertiesFile, KEYS[i], TERMS[i]);
+                Utils.addTermToPropertyList(dssServicePropertiesFile, key, newTerm);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/installation/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/GlobalInstallationContext.java b/installation/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/GlobalInstallationContext.java
index 8ee2a703c080afe5a93c8f4d698d47da90c04623..e574491916cc1eee4a34715d9f32bc6058259801 100644
--- a/installation/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/GlobalInstallationContext.java
+++ b/installation/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/GlobalInstallationContext.java
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ public class GlobalInstallationContext
 
     public static final String TECHNOLOGY_SHARED_MICROSCOPY_FLOW_CYTOMETRY = "SHARED";
 
-    public static final String PATHINFO_DB_ENABLED = "PATHINFO_DB_ENABLED";
-
     public static final String[] TECHNOLOGIES =
             { TECHNOLOGY_PROTEOMICS, TECHNOLOGY_SCREENING, TECHNOLOGY_ILLUMINA_NGS, TECHNOLOGY_ELN_LIMS, TECHNOLOGY_MICROSCOPY,
                     TECHNOLOGY_FLOW_CYTOMETRY };
diff --git a/installation/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/SetPathinfoDBCheckBoxAction.java b/installation/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/SetPathinfoDBCheckBoxAction.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 7c99a18258d8abe546d6609e7f626047176839d1..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/installation/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/SetPathinfoDBCheckBoxAction.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2013 ETH Zuerich, CISD
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.installer.izpack;
-
-import com.izforge.izpack.api.data.AutomatedInstallData;
-import com.izforge.izpack.api.data.PanelActionConfiguration;
-import com.izforge.izpack.api.handler.AbstractUIHandler;
-import com.izforge.izpack.data.PanelAction;
-
-/**
- * Action which sets the boolean variable PATHINFO_DB_ENABLED
- * 
- * @author Franz-Josef Elmer
- */
-public class SetPathinfoDBCheckBoxAction implements PanelAction
-{
-    @Override
-    public void initialize(PanelActionConfiguration configuration)
-    {
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void executeAction(AutomatedInstallData data, AbstractUIHandler handler)
-    {
-        boolean pathinfoDBEnabled = true;
-        String dataSources =
-                Utils.tryToGetServicePropertyOfDSS(GlobalInstallationContext.installDir,
-                        ExecuteSetupScriptsAction.DATA_SOURCES_KEY);
-        if (dataSources != null)
-        {
-            pathinfoDBEnabled =
-                    dataSources.contains(ExecuteSetupScriptsAction.PATHINFO_DB_DATA_SOURCE);
-        }
-        data.setVariable(GlobalInstallationContext.PATHINFO_DB_ENABLED,
-                Boolean.toString(pathinfoDBEnabled));
-    }
-
-}
diff --git a/installation/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/ExecuteSetupScriptsActionTest.java b/installation/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/ExecuteSetupScriptsActionTest.java
index 648ec9fcd76c85c83ee271bb4e65a58717a38a9c..a4555e9a01b5acc8c92fbd4658ecaeb04624a51f 100644
--- a/installation/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/ExecuteSetupScriptsActionTest.java
+++ b/installation/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/ExecuteSetupScriptsActionTest.java
@@ -86,47 +86,11 @@ public class ExecuteSetupScriptsActionTest extends AbstractFileSystemTestCase
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testDisableAndEnablePathinfoDB() throws Exception
-    {
-        Properties properties = loadProperties(dssServicePropertiesFile);
-        assertEquals(ExecuteSetupScriptsAction.PATHINFO_DB_DATA_SOURCE,
-                properties.getProperty(ExecuteSetupScriptsAction.DATA_SOURCES_KEY).trim());
-        assertEquals(ExecuteSetupScriptsAction.PATHINFO_DB_FEEDING_TASK,
-                properties.getProperty(ExecuteSetupScriptsAction.POST_REGISTRATION_TASKS_KEY));
-        assertEquals("post-registration, " + ExecuteSetupScriptsAction.PATHINFO_DB_DELETION_TASK,
-                properties.getProperty(ExecuteSetupScriptsAction.MAINTENANCE_PLUGINS_KEY));
-        assertEquals(ExecuteSetupScriptsAction.PATHINFO_DB_CHECK,
-                properties.getProperty(ExecuteSetupScriptsAction.PROCESSING_PLUGINS_KEY));
-
-        action.enablePathinfoDB(false, workingDirectory);
-
-        properties = loadProperties(dssServicePropertiesFile);
-        assertEquals("", properties.getProperty(ExecuteSetupScriptsAction.DATA_SOURCES_KEY));
-        assertEquals("",
-                properties.getProperty(ExecuteSetupScriptsAction.POST_REGISTRATION_TASKS_KEY));
-        assertEquals("post-registration",
-                properties.getProperty(ExecuteSetupScriptsAction.MAINTENANCE_PLUGINS_KEY));
-        assertEquals("", properties.getProperty(ExecuteSetupScriptsAction.PROCESSING_PLUGINS_KEY));
-
-        action.enablePathinfoDB(true, workingDirectory);
-
-        properties = loadProperties(dssServicePropertiesFile);
-        assertEquals(ExecuteSetupScriptsAction.PATHINFO_DB_DATA_SOURCE,
-                properties.getProperty(ExecuteSetupScriptsAction.DATA_SOURCES_KEY));
-        assertEquals(ExecuteSetupScriptsAction.PATHINFO_DB_FEEDING_TASK,
-                properties.getProperty(ExecuteSetupScriptsAction.POST_REGISTRATION_TASKS_KEY));
-        assertEquals("post-registration, " + ExecuteSetupScriptsAction.PATHINFO_DB_DELETION_TASK,
-                properties.getProperty(ExecuteSetupScriptsAction.MAINTENANCE_PLUGINS_KEY));
-        assertEquals(ExecuteSetupScriptsAction.PATHINFO_DB_CHECK,
-                properties.getProperty(ExecuteSetupScriptsAction.PROCESSING_PLUGINS_KEY));
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testDisableAndEnablePathinfoDBNotDefinedInServiceProperties() throws Exception
+    public void testEnablePathinfoDBNotDefinedInServiceProperties() throws Exception
     {
         FileUtilities.writeToFile(dssServicePropertiesFile, "");
 
-        action.enablePathinfoDB(false, workingDirectory);
+        action.enablePathinfoDB(workingDirectory);
 
         Properties properties = loadProperties(dssServicePropertiesFile);
         assertEquals("", properties.getProperty(ExecuteSetupScriptsAction.DATA_SOURCES_KEY));
@@ -135,16 +99,6 @@ public class ExecuteSetupScriptsActionTest extends AbstractFileSystemTestCase
         assertEquals("",
                 properties.getProperty(ExecuteSetupScriptsAction.MAINTENANCE_PLUGINS_KEY));
         assertEquals("", properties.getProperty(ExecuteSetupScriptsAction.PROCESSING_PLUGINS_KEY));
-
-        action.enablePathinfoDB(true, workingDirectory);
-
-        properties = loadProperties(dssServicePropertiesFile);
-        assertEquals("", properties.getProperty(ExecuteSetupScriptsAction.DATA_SOURCES_KEY));
-        assertEquals("",
-                properties.getProperty(ExecuteSetupScriptsAction.POST_REGISTRATION_TASKS_KEY));
-        assertEquals("",
-                properties.getProperty(ExecuteSetupScriptsAction.MAINTENANCE_PLUGINS_KEY));
-        assertEquals("", properties.getProperty(ExecuteSetupScriptsAction.PROCESSING_PLUGINS_KEY));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -158,7 +112,7 @@ public class ExecuteSetupScriptsActionTest extends AbstractFileSystemTestCase
         assertEquals("post-registration, " + ExecuteSetupScriptsAction.PATHINFO_DB_DELETION_TASK,
                 properties.getProperty(ExecuteSetupScriptsAction.MAINTENANCE_PLUGINS_KEY));
 
-        action.enablePathinfoDB(true, workingDirectory);
+        action.enablePathinfoDB(workingDirectory);
 
         properties = loadProperties(dssServicePropertiesFile);
         assertEquals(ExecuteSetupScriptsAction.PATHINFO_DB_DATA_SOURCE,
diff --git a/installation/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/SetPathinfoDBCheckBoxActionTest.java b/installation/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/SetPathinfoDBCheckBoxActionTest.java
deleted file mode 100644
index a20b384188e4cbbd72a9cc291246415f7a8a9c80..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/installation/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/installer/izpack/SetPathinfoDBCheckBoxActionTest.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2013 ETH Zuerich, CISD
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.installer.izpack;
-
-import java.io.File;
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.Properties;
-
-import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
-import org.testng.annotations.BeforeMethod;
-import org.testng.annotations.Test;
-
-import com.izforge.izpack.installer.data.InstallData;
-
-import ch.systemsx.cisd.base.tests.AbstractFileSystemTestCase;
-import ch.systemsx.cisd.common.filesystem.FileUtilities;
-
-/**
- * @author Franz-Josef Elmer
- */
-public class SetPathinfoDBCheckBoxActionTest extends AbstractFileSystemTestCase
-{
-    private File dssServicePropertiesFile;
-
-    private SetPathinfoDBCheckBoxAction action;
-
-    @BeforeMethod
-    public void setUpFiles() throws IOException
-    {
-        dssServicePropertiesFile =
-                new File(workingDirectory, Utils.DSS_PATH + Utils.SERVICE_PROPERTIES_PATH);
-        FileUtils.copyFile(new File("../openbis_standard_technologies/dist/etc/service.properties/"),
-                dssServicePropertiesFile);
-        GlobalInstallationContext.installDir = workingDirectory;
-        action = new SetPathinfoDBCheckBoxAction();
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testDefaultServiceProperties()
-    {
-        InstallData data = new InstallData(new Properties(), null);
-        action.executeAction(data, null);
-
-        assertEquals("true", data.getVariable(GlobalInstallationContext.PATHINFO_DB_ENABLED));
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testRemovedPathinfoDatasource()
-    {
-        Utils.updateOrAppendProperty(dssServicePropertiesFile,
-                ExecuteSetupScriptsAction.DATA_SOURCES_KEY, "halihalo");
-        InstallData data = new InstallData(new Properties(), null);
-        action.executeAction(data, null);
-
-        assertEquals("false", data.getVariable(GlobalInstallationContext.PATHINFO_DB_ENABLED));
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testNonExistingServiceProperties()
-    {
-        FileUtilities.delete(dssServicePropertiesFile);
-        InstallData data = new InstallData(new Properties(), null);
-        action.executeAction(data, null);
-
-        assertEquals("true", data.getVariable(GlobalInstallationContext.PATHINFO_DB_ENABLED));
-    }
-}