diff --git a/setup/argparser.sh b/setup/argparser.sh
index 8203e8638..ea6c42fc4 100644
--- a/setup/argparser.sh
+++ b/setup/argparser.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ arg_fqdn=""
 arg_token=""
 arg_version=""
 arg_is_custom_domain="false"
-arg_developer_mode=""
 arg_retire="false"
 arg_model=""
 
@@ -36,9 +35,6 @@ EOF
         arg_tls_cert=$(echo "$2" | $json tlsCert)
         arg_tls_key=$(echo "$2" | $json tlsKey)
 
-        arg_developer_mode=$(echo "$2" | $json developerMode)
-        [[ "${arg_developer_mode}" == "" ]] && arg_developer_mode="false"
-
         arg_restore_url=$(echo "$2" | $json restoreUrl)
         [[ "${arg_restore_url}" == "null" ]] && arg_restore_url=""
 
@@ -67,5 +63,4 @@ echo "version: ${arg_version}"
 echo "custom domain: ${arg_is_custom_domain}"
 echo "tls cert: ${arg_tls_cert}"
 echo "tls key: ${arg_tls_key}"
-echo "developer mode: ${arg_developer_mode}"
 echo "model: ${arg_model}"
diff --git a/setup/start.sh b/setup/start.sh
index cd9fa94ad..9407bba20 100755
--- a/setup/start.sh
+++ b/setup/start.sh
@@ -129,8 +129,7 @@ cat > "${CONFIG_DIR}/cloudron.conf" <<CONF_END
         "port": 3306,
         "name": "box"
     },
-    "model": "${arg_model}",
-    "developerMode": ${arg_developer_mode}
+    "model": "${arg_model}"
 }
 CONF_END
 
diff --git a/src/cloudron.js b/src/cloudron.js
index ba22a4567..5968b6701 100644
--- a/src/cloudron.js
+++ b/src/cloudron.js
@@ -490,8 +490,7 @@ function doUpdate(boxUpdateInfo, callback) {
                     tlsKey: fs.readFileSync(path.join(paths.NGINX_CERT_DIR, 'host.key'), 'utf8'),
                     isCustomDomain: config.isCustomDomain(),
                     restoreUrl: null,
-                    restoreKey: null,
-                    developerMode: false // TODO we now use settingsdb to store that, remove later, check argparser.sh!!
+                    restoreKey: null
                 }
             };