diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Orchard.Core.csproj b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Orchard.Core.csproj
index 130141afa..a18db153d 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Orchard.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Orchard.Core.csproj
@@ -294,7 +294,6 @@
     <Content Include="Shapes\Views\HeadPreload.cshtml" />
     <Content Include="Shapes\Views\Message.cshtml" />
     <Content Include="Shapes\Views\NotFound.cshtml" />
-    <Content Include="Web.config" />
     <Content Include="XmlRpc\Module.txt" />
     <Content Include="Settings\Views\EditorTemplates\Parts\Settings.SiteSettingsPart.cshtml" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Web.config b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Web.config
deleted file mode 100644
index e49503e00..000000000
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Web.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
-
-<configuration>
-	<system.web>
-    <compilation debug="true" targetFramework="4.0">
-      <assemblies>
-        <add assembly="System.Web.Mvc, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL"/>
-      </assemblies>
-    </compilation>
-    <pages controlRenderingCompatibilityVersion="3.5" clientIDMode="AutoID">
-			<namespaces>
-				<add namespace="System.Web.Mvc"/>
-				<add namespace="System.Web.Mvc.Ajax"/>
-				<add namespace="System.Web.Mvc.Html"/>
-				<add namespace="System.Web.Routing"/>
-				<add namespace="System.Linq"/>
-				<add namespace="System.Collections.Generic"/>
-				<add namespace="Orchard.Mvc.Html"/>
-			</namespaces>
-		</pages>
-	</system.web>
-	<system.web.extensions/>
-  <runtime>
-    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
-      <dependentAssembly>
-        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Web.Mvc" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="2.0.0.0" newVersion="3.0.0.0" />
-      </dependentAssembly>
-    </assemblyBinding>
-  </runtime>
-</configuration>