diff --git a/config/cfgroot/ssh-settings b/config/cfgroot/ssh-settings
index 6c9ef7665..83b8876dd 100644
--- a/config/cfgroot/ssh-settings
+++ b/config/cfgroot/ssh-settings
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ ENABLE_SSH_KEYS=off
 ENABLE_SSH_PROTOCOL1=off
 ENABLE_SSH_PASSWORDS=on
 ENABLE_SSH_PORTFW=off
-ENABLE_SSH=on
+ENABLE_SSH=off
 __CGI__=CGI=HASH(0x840b7a0)
diff --git a/config/rootfiles/common/openssh b/config/rootfiles/common/openssh
index 556fed3a5..255e945b5 100644
--- a/config/rootfiles/common/openssh
+++ b/config/rootfiles/common/openssh
@@ -34,4 +34,3 @@ usr/lib/openssh/ssh-keysign
 #usr/man/man8/sshd.8
 usr/sbin/sshd
 #usr/share/Ssh.bin
-var/ipfire/remote/enablessh
diff --git a/lfs/openssh b/lfs/openssh
index 7ce9c63e6..5e2f6865d 100644
--- a/lfs/openssh
+++ b/lfs/openssh
@@ -89,7 +89,5 @@ $(TARGET) : $(patsubst %,$(DIR_DL)/%,$(objects))
 	    -e 's/^#\?X11Forwarding .*$$/X11Forwarding no/' \
 	    -e 's/^#\?AllowTcpForwarding .*$$/AllowTcpForwarding no/' \
 	    /etc/ssh/sshd_config
-	touch /var/ipfire/remote/enablessh
-	chown nobody:nobody /var/ipfire/remote/enablessh
 	@rm -rf $(DIR_APP)
 	@$(POSTBUILD)