diff --git a/openbis/dist/server/service.properties b/openbis/dist/server/service.properties
index 8fd6fe49be6a3e6e361e3a66ba2a610f20bfc77f..d91f3ab5cc4f964d592e147b616012b3aa12c161 100644
--- a/openbis/dist/server/service.properties
+++ b/openbis/dist/server/service.properties
@@ -64,10 +64,6 @@ ldap.attributenames.last.name =
 # The database instance local unique identifier. Used when the new database is created.
 database-instance = TEST
 
-# Base URL of the Data Store Server. 
-# Will be used only by DSS client trying to register data sets with the API (not by dropboxes).
-data-store-server-base-url = 
-
 # The URL of the CIFEX server
 cifex-url = https://cifex.ethz.ch:443
 
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/ETLService.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/ETLService.java
index f1de2d53d4d8d0d62687567e10a85d98775a8c85..c454fb36ad6c87d5176003b25db4b6f93df03fc7 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/ETLService.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/ETLService.java
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@
 
 package ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server;
 
-import static ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.GenericSharedConstants.DATA_STORE_SERVER_APPLICATION_PATH;
-import static ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.GenericSharedConstants.DATA_STORE_SERVER_WEB_APPLICATION_NAME;
-
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
@@ -120,8 +117,6 @@ public class ETLService extends AbstractCommonServer<IETLService> implements IET
 
     private final IDataStoreServiceFactory dssFactory;
 
-    private String defaultDataStoreBaseURL;
-
     public ETLService(IAuthenticationService authenticationService,
             ISessionManager<Session> sessionManager, IDAOFactory daoFactory,
             ICommonBusinessObjectFactory boFactory, IDataStoreServiceFactory dssFactory)
@@ -714,37 +709,20 @@ public class ETLService extends AbstractCommonServer<IETLService> implements IET
         return getDAOFactory().getEventDAO().listDeletedDataSets(lastSeenDeletionEventIdOrNull);
     }
 
-    public void setDefaultDataStoreBaseURL(String defaultDataStoreBaseURL)
+    public String getDefaultPutDataStoreBaseURL(String sessionToken)
     {
-        String url = defaultDataStoreBaseURL;
-        // Strip the web application name from the URL
-        if (url.endsWith("/" + DATA_STORE_SERVER_WEB_APPLICATION_NAME))
-        {
-            url =
-                    url.substring(0, url.length()
-                            - (DATA_STORE_SERVER_WEB_APPLICATION_NAME.length() + 1));
-        }
-        if (url.endsWith(DATA_STORE_SERVER_APPLICATION_PATH))
-        {
-            url = url.substring(0, url.length() - DATA_STORE_SERVER_APPLICATION_PATH.length());
-        }
-
-        if (url.endsWith("/"))
-        {
-            url = url.substring(0, url.length() - 1);
-        }
-
-        this.defaultDataStoreBaseURL = url;
-
-        if (operationLog.isInfoEnabled())
+        checkSession(sessionToken);
+        IDataStoreDAO dataStoreDAO = daoFactory.getDataStoreDAO();
+        List<DataStorePE> dataStores = dataStoreDAO.listDataStores();
+        if (dataStores.size() != 1)
         {
-            operationLog.info("Set default DSS baseURL to '" + this.defaultDataStoreBaseURL + "'.");
+            throw new UserFailureException(
+                    String
+                            .format(
+                                    "Expected exactly one Data Store Server to be registered for openBIS but found %s",
+                                    dataStores.size()));
         }
-    }
-
-    public String getDefaultDataStoreBaseURL(String sessionToken)
-    {
-        return defaultDataStoreBaseURL;
+        return dataStores.get(0).getRemoteUrl();
     }
 
     public ExternalData tryGetDataSetForServer(String sessionToken, String dataSetCode)
@@ -753,6 +731,4 @@ public class ETLService extends AbstractCommonServer<IETLService> implements IET
         return tryGetDataSet(sessionToken, dataSetCode);
     }
 
-    
-
 }
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/ETLServiceLogger.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/ETLServiceLogger.java
index fb12158f9c08c40f746d6a67b2d59da51aa6677c..145bd0bee874422f7848a8a16a708f54dfcaf2bf 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/ETLServiceLogger.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/ETLServiceLogger.java
@@ -284,9 +284,9 @@ public class ETLServiceLogger extends AbstractServerLogger implements IETLServic
                 dataSetCodes.size(), newStatus);
     }
 
-    public String getDefaultDataStoreBaseURL(String sessionToken)
+    public String getDefaultPutDataStoreBaseURL(String sessionToken)
     {
-        logAccess(sessionToken, "getDefaultDataStoreBaseURL");
+        logAccess(sessionToken, "getDefaultPutDataStoreBaseURL");
         return null;
     }
 
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/shared/IETLLIMSService.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/shared/IETLLIMSService.java
index ee117214842ea5990855df3237dc576a3950dfcd..bd50ba20130d60471ae2f2bef3afab7eaf656285 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/shared/IETLLIMSService.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/shared/IETLLIMSService.java
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ public interface IETLLIMSService extends IServer, ISessionProvider
      */
     @Transactional(readOnly = true)
     @RolesAllowed(RoleWithHierarchy.SPACE_OBSERVER)
-    public String getDefaultDataStoreBaseURL(String sessionToken);
+    public String getDefaultPutDataStoreBaseURL(String sessionToken);
 
     /**
      * Check if the user has USER access on the space
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/genericApplicationContext.xml b/openbis/source/java/genericApplicationContext.xml
index ce2ddf9f9ed5acf0c1e4f47a33f0d282eb24ce68..e877a95020a4480a7ebf056ab1a7b8071081c06f 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/genericApplicationContext.xml
+++ b/openbis/source/java/genericApplicationContext.xml
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@
                 <constructor-arg ref="dao-factory" />
                 <constructor-arg ref="common-business-object-factory" />
                 <constructor-arg ref="dss-factory" />
-                <property name="defaultDataStoreBaseURL" value="${data-store-server-base-url}"/>                
             </bean>
         </property>
         <property name="interceptorNames">
diff --git a/openbis/source/java/service.properties b/openbis/source/java/service.properties
index 9c60b009559f2b97becc9930f97dfabef84d6b25..98d9dcfe0d1ce9fff7219aa26901469e860b0176 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/service.properties
+++ b/openbis/source/java/service.properties
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@ database.create-from-scratch = false
 # For debugging set this value to true.
 database.script-single-step-mode = false
 database.url-host-part =
-#database.kind = plasmids_clean2
 database.kind = test
-#database.kind = system_test
 # database.kind = system_test_strict
 # database.kind = system_test_plates_on_demand
 # database.kind = system_test_multi_groups
@@ -33,12 +31,6 @@ crowd.application.password =
 
 # The database instance local unique identifier. Used when the new database is created.
 database-instance = CISD 
-#database-instance = CSB 
-
-
-# Base URL of the default Data Store Server. 
-# Will be used only by DSS client trying to register data sets.
-data-store-server-base-url = http://localhost:8889/data_store
 
 # The URL of the CIFEX server
 cifex-url = https://cifex.ethz.ch:443
diff --git a/openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/shared/IETLLIMSService.java.expected b/openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/shared/IETLLIMSService.java.expected
index ee117214842ea5990855df3237dc576a3950dfcd..bd50ba20130d60471ae2f2bef3afab7eaf656285 100644
--- a/openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/shared/IETLLIMSService.java.expected
+++ b/openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/shared/IETLLIMSService.java.expected
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ public interface IETLLIMSService extends IServer, ISessionProvider
      */
     @Transactional(readOnly = true)
     @RolesAllowed(RoleWithHierarchy.SPACE_OBSERVER)
-    public String getDefaultDataStoreBaseURL(String sessionToken);
+    public String getDefaultPutDataStoreBaseURL(String sessionToken);
 
     /**
      * Check if the user has USER access on the space