diff --git a/modules/setting/setting.go b/modules/setting/setting.go
index 7e3bfb47b..9b3606b4e 100644
--- a/modules/setting/setting.go
+++ b/modules/setting/setting.go
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/user"
 	"github.com/Unknwon/com"
 	_ "github.com/go-macaron/cache/memcache" // memcache plugin for cache
 	_ "github.com/go-macaron/cache/redis"
@@ -25,10 +27,6 @@ import (
 	_ "github.com/kardianos/minwinsvc"      // import minwinsvc for windows services
 	"gopkg.in/ini.v1"
 	"strk.kbt.io/projects/go/libravatar"
-
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/bindata"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/user"
 )
 
 // Scheme describes protocol types
@@ -352,10 +350,7 @@ func NewContext() {
 		log.Fatal(4, "Fail to get work directory: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	Cfg, err = ini.Load(bindata.MustAsset("conf/app.ini"))
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(4, "Fail to parse 'conf/app.ini': %v", err)
-	}
+	Cfg = ini.Empty()
 
 	CustomPath = os.Getenv("GITEA_CUSTOM")
 	if len(CustomPath) == 0 {