diff --git a/migrations/20250724102340-backupTargets-create-table.js b/migrations/20250724102340-backupTargets-create-table.js
index db9e39db7..eb5a484a9 100644
--- a/migrations/20250724102340-backupTargets-create-table.js
+++ b/migrations/20250724102340-backupTargets-create-table.js
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ exports.up = async function (db) {
     await db.runSql(cmd);
 
     const results = await db.runSql('SELECT name, value FROM settings WHERE name=? OR name=? OR name=?', [ 'backup_storage', 'backup_limits', 'backup_policy' ]);
-    if (results.length === 0) return;
 
     const name = 'Default', main = true;
     let config = null, limits = null, encryption = null, format = null, provider = null;
diff --git a/src/backuptargets.js b/src/backuptargets.js
index 2b501c1f2..7842f7dc4 100644
--- a/src/backuptargets.js
+++ b/src/backuptargets.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     getPrimary,
     list,
     add,
-    addDefault,
     del,
 
     setConfig,
@@ -517,22 +516,6 @@ async function add(data, auditSource) {
     return id;
 }
 
-async function addDefault(auditSource) {
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof auditSource, 'object');
-
-    debug('addDefault: adding default backup target');
-    const defaultBackupTarget = {
-        name: 'Default',
-        provider: 'filesystem',
-        config: { backupDir: paths.DEFAULT_BACKUP_DIR },
-        retention: { keepWithinSecs: 2 * 24 * 60 * 60 },
-        schedule: '00 00 23 * * *',
-        format: 'tgz'
-    };
-    defaultBackupTarget.id = await add(defaultBackupTarget, auditSource);
-    await setPrimary(defaultBackupTarget, auditSource);
-}
-
 // creates a backup target object that is not in the database
 async function createPseudo(data) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof data, 'object');
diff --git a/src/provision.js b/src/provision.js
index f810f9a1b..8782d0af2 100644
--- a/src/provision.js
+++ b/src/provision.js
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ async function setupTask(domain, auditSource) {
         await reverseProxy.ensureCertificate(location, {}, auditSource);
         await ensureDhparams();
         await dashboard.setupLocation(constants.DASHBOARD_SUBDOMAIN, domain, auditSource);
-        await backupTargets.addDefault(auditSource);
         setProgress('setup', 'Done'),
         await eventlog.add(eventlog.ACTION_PROVISION, auditSource, {});
     } catch (error) {