diff --git a/src/sbbs3/scfgdefs.h b/src/sbbs3/scfgdefs.h
index 4aeff2a3efd3a7e74c6c90d6fbe87d0476d0f77b..e23cb372026796e424466dbacd907e5cd897b3df 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/scfgdefs.h
+++ b/src/sbbs3/scfgdefs.h
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ typedef struct
 	char			readmail_mod[LEN_CMD+1];	/* Reading mail module */
 	char			scanposts_mod[LEN_CMD+1];	/* Scanning posts (in a single sub) module */
 	char			scansubs_mod[LEN_CMD+1];	/* Scanning sub-boards module */
-	char			scfg_cmd[LEN_CMD+1];	/* SCFG command line */
+	char			scfg_cmd[LEN_CMD+1];	/* SCFG command line - unused! */
 	uchar			smb_retry_time; 		/* Seconds to retry on SMBs */
 	uint16_t		sec_warn;				/* Seconds before inactivity warning */
 	uint16_t		sec_hangup; 			/* Seconds before inactivity hang-up */
diff --git a/src/sbbs3/scfglib1.c b/src/sbbs3/scfglib1.c
index f0c007d052f5ca21a0f24352157b70c787b68307..8d2622259439a214cbd53f1bbc508d5144774e12 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/scfglib1.c
+++ b/src/sbbs3/scfglib1.c
@@ -119,9 +119,7 @@ BOOL read_node_cfg(scfg_t* cfg, char* error)
 	if(!cfg->node_sem_check) cfg->node_sem_check=60;
 	get_int(cfg->node_stat_check,instream);
 	if(!cfg->node_stat_check) cfg->node_stat_check=10;
-	get_str(cfg->scfg_cmd,instream);
-	if(!cfg->scfg_cmd[0])
-		strcpy(cfg->scfg_cmd,"%!scfg %k");
+	get_str(cfg->scfg_cmd,instream);	// unused
 	get_int(cfg->sec_warn,instream);
 	if(!cfg->sec_warn)
 		cfg->sec_warn=180;