diff --git a/src/js/client.js b/src/js/client.js
index 33adde566..04ca56cef 100644
--- a/src/js/client.js
+++ b/src/js/client.js
@@ -227,9 +227,6 @@ angular.module('Application').service('Client', ['$http', '$interval', 'md5', 'N
     Client.prototype.setConfig = function (config) {
         var that = this;
 
-        // provide fallback to caas
-        if (!config.provider) config.provider = 'caas';
-
         // derive feature flags from edition
         config.features = {
             spaces: config.edition === 'education',