diff --git a/src/exchange/exchange.conf b/src/exchange/exchange.conf
index 69930fab6..39d4422fd 100644
--- a/src/exchange/exchange.conf
+++ b/src/exchange/exchange.conf
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 #
 [exchange]
 
-# Directory where the exchange expects to find revocation
-# certificates (and where taler-exchange-keyup will write them).
-REVOCATION_DIR = ${TALER_DATA_HOME}/exchange/revocations/
-
 # Master public key used to sign the exchange's various keys
 # This must be adjusted to your actual installation.
 # MASTER_PUBLIC_KEY = 98NJW3CQHZQGQXTY3K85K531XKPAPAVV4Q5V8PYYRR00NJGZWNVG
diff --git a/src/exchange/taler-exchange-httpd.c b/src/exchange/taler-exchange-httpd.c
index 76a71d703..f37035ada 100644
--- a/src/exchange/taler-exchange-httpd.c
+++ b/src/exchange/taler-exchange-httpd.c
@@ -78,11 +78,6 @@ struct ExchangeHttpRequestClosure
 };
 
 
-/**
- * Directory where revocations are stored (global)
- */
-char *TEH_revocation_directory;
-
 /**
  * Are clients allowed to request /keys for times other than the
  * current time? Allowing this could be abused in a DoS-attack
@@ -1146,17 +1141,6 @@ exchange_serve_process_config (void)
                                "valid relative time expected");
     return GNUNET_SYSERR;
   }
-  if (GNUNET_OK !=
-      GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_get_value_filename (TEH_cfg,
-                                               "exchange",
-                                               "REVOCATION_DIR",
-                                               &TEH_revocation_directory))
-  {
-    GNUNET_log_config_missing (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR,
-                               "exchange",
-                               "REVOCATION_DIR");
-    return GNUNET_SYSERR;
-  }
   if (GNUNET_OK !=
       TALER_config_get_currency (TEH_cfg,
                                  &TEH_currency))