diff --git a/common/seaf-utils.c b/common/seaf-utils.c
index 0a50e655..9b0ea1f4 100644
--- a/common/seaf-utils.c
+++ b/common/seaf-utils.c
@@ -156,8 +156,6 @@ load_db_option (SeafileSession *session)
 
     option->seafile_db_name = seaf_key_file_get_string (session->config, "database", "db_name", NULL);
 
-    option->ccnet_db_name = seaf_key_file_get_string (session->config, "database", "ccnet_db_name", NULL);
-
     option->use_ssl = g_key_file_get_boolean (session->config,
                                       "database", "use_ssl", NULL);
 
diff --git a/fileserver/fileserver.go b/fileserver/fileserver.go
index f713fdb0..7f1ecf31 100644
--- a/fileserver/fileserver.go
+++ b/fileserver/fileserver.go
@@ -254,10 +254,6 @@ func loadDBOptionFromFile() (*DBOption, error) {
 	if key, err = section.GetKey("ca_path"); err == nil {
 		dbOpt.CaPath = key.String()
 	}
-	if key, err = section.GetKey("ccnet_db_name"); err != nil {
-		return dbOpt, fmt.Errorf("no database ccnet_db_name in seafile.conf.")
-	}
-	dbOpt.CcnetDbName = key.String()
 
 	return dbOpt, nil
 }