diff --git a/phpBB/web.config b/phpBB/web.config
index c7a1240453..99a1fe6023 100644
--- a/phpBB/web.config
+++ b/phpBB/web.config
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <configuration>
-	<configSections>
-		<sectionGroup name="system.webServer" >
-			<sectionGroup name="rewrite">
-				<section name="rules" overrideModeDefault="Allow" />
-			</sectionGroup>
-		</sectionGroup>
-	</configSections>
 	<system.webServer>
 		<rewrite>
 			<rules>