diff --git a/phpBB/cache/web.config b/phpBB/cache/web.config
deleted file mode 100644
index 278494bafc..0000000000
--- a/phpBB/cache/web.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<configuration>
-	<system.webServer>
-		<rewrite>
-			<rules>
-				<rule name="phpBB Default Rule" stopProcessing="true">
-					<match url=".*" />
-					<action type="CustomResponse" statusCode="403" statusReason="Forbidden: Access is denied." statusDescription="You do not have permission to view this directory or page." />
-				</rule>
-			</rules>
-		</rewrite>
-	</system.webServer>
-</configuration>
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diff --git a/phpBB/files/web.config b/phpBB/files/web.config
deleted file mode 100644
index 278494bafc..0000000000
--- a/phpBB/files/web.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<configuration>
-	<system.webServer>
-		<rewrite>
-			<rules>
-				<rule name="phpBB Default Rule" stopProcessing="true">
-					<match url=".*" />
-					<action type="CustomResponse" statusCode="403" statusReason="Forbidden: Access is denied." statusDescription="You do not have permission to view this directory or page." />
-				</rule>
-			</rules>
-		</rewrite>
-	</system.webServer>
-</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/phpBB/images/avatars/upload/web.config b/phpBB/images/avatars/upload/web.config
deleted file mode 100644
index 278494bafc..0000000000
--- a/phpBB/images/avatars/upload/web.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<configuration>
-	<system.webServer>
-		<rewrite>
-			<rules>
-				<rule name="phpBB Default Rule" stopProcessing="true">
-					<match url=".*" />
-					<action type="CustomResponse" statusCode="403" statusReason="Forbidden: Access is denied." statusDescription="You do not have permission to view this directory or page." />
-				</rule>
-			</rules>
-		</rewrite>
-	</system.webServer>
-</configuration>
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diff --git a/phpBB/store/web.config b/phpBB/store/web.config
deleted file mode 100644
index 278494bafc..0000000000
--- a/phpBB/store/web.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<configuration>
-	<system.webServer>
-		<rewrite>
-			<rules>
-				<rule name="phpBB Default Rule" stopProcessing="true">
-					<match url=".*" />
-					<action type="CustomResponse" statusCode="403" statusReason="Forbidden: Access is denied." statusDescription="You do not have permission to view this directory or page." />
-				</rule>
-			</rules>
-		</rewrite>
-	</system.webServer>
-</configuration>
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