diff --git a/doc/changelog.txt b/doc/changelog.txt
index c3ac266..1c37f2c 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.txt
+++ b/doc/changelog.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-0.5 "" (released xx.xx.2010)
+0.5 "Vanishing Point" (released 4.3.2010)
 
   * Ported to Python 2.4.
   * Added support for LZIP (.lz) archives.
+  * Removed support for setting options via config file.
 
 0.4 "Nikita" (released 3.3.2010)
 
diff --git a/doc/patool.1 b/doc/patool.1
index 8ee9944..3ec55a0 100644
--- a/doc/patool.1
+++ b/doc/patool.1
@@ -83,32 +83,6 @@ Show all supported archive formats.
 .TP
 \fB\-\-help\fP
 Show help for this command.
-.SH CONFIGURATION
-The configuration files (see FILES) can specify which program to use
-for each archive format. Per default a list of programs are searched
-and the first one will be used for an archive.
-.br
-Additionally, default options like verbosity and force overwrite can
-be configured.
-.br
-The configuration format is the Windows INI format.
-
-.SS \fB[DEFAULT]\fP
-.TP
-\fBforce=0\fP
-Set the force option to 1 or 0.
-.TP
-\fBverbose=0\fP
-Set the verbose option to 1 or 0.
-.SS \fB[\fP\fI<archive format>\fP\fB]\fP
-Supported archive formats are listed by the \fBformats\fP command.
-.TP
-\fIcommand\fP\fB=/usr/bin/mycommand\fP
-Set the application to handle the archive format for given command.
-\fIcommand\fP can be one of (\fBextract\fP, \fBlist\fP, \fBtest\fP, \fBcreate\fP).
-.SH FILES
-\fB/etc/patool.conf\fP, \fB~/.patool.conf\fP -
-configuration files
 .SH AUTHOR
 Bastian Kleineidam <calvin@users.sourceforge.net>
 .SH COPYRIGHT
diff --git a/doc/patool.txt b/doc/patool.txt
index d3e1708..a613ab7 100644
--- a/doc/patool.txt
+++ b/doc/patool.txt
@@ -68,29 +68,6 @@ COMMANDS
 
        --help Show help for this command.
 
-CONFIGURATION
-       The configuration files (see FILES) can specify which program to use for each archive format. Per default a list of programs are searched and the first one will be used
-       for an archive.
-       Additionally, default options like verbosity and force overwrite can be configured.
-       The configuration format is the Windows INI format.
-
-
-   [DEFAULT]
-       force=0
-              Set the force option to 1 or 0.
-
-       verbose=0
-              Set the verbose option to 1 or 0.
-
-   [<archive format>]
-       Supported archive formats are listed by the formats command.
-
-       command=/usr/bin/mycommand
-              Set the application to handle the archive format for given command.  command can be one of (extract, list, test, create).
-
-FILES
-       /etc/patool.conf, ~/.patool.conf - configuration files
-
 AUTHOR
        Bastian Kleineidam <calvin@users.sourceforge.net>
 
diff --git a/patoolib/__init__.py b/patoolib/__init__.py
index d662382..1563740 100644
--- a/patoolib/__init__.py
+++ b/patoolib/__init__.py
@@ -269,15 +269,7 @@ def parse_config (archive, format, encoding, command, **kwargs):
         'verbose': False,
         'force': False,
     }
-    configfile = parse_config_file()
-    if configfile.has_option(None, "verbose"):
-        config['verbose'] = configfile.getboolean(None, "verbose")
-    if configfile.has_option(None, "force"):
-        config['verbose'] = configfile.getboolean(None, "force")
-    if configfile.has_option(format, command):
-        config['program'] = configfile.get(format, command)
-    else:
-        config['program'] = find_archive_program(format, command)
+    config['program'] = find_archive_program(format, command)
     for key, value in kwargs.items():
         if value is not None:
             if key == 'program':
@@ -291,21 +283,6 @@ def parse_config (archive, format, encoding, command, **kwargs):
     return config
 
 
-def parse_config_file ():
-    """Parse system-wide and then user-specific configuration."""
-    import ConfigParser
-    config = ConfigParser.RawConfigParser()
-    files = []
-    # system wide config settings
-    files.append("/etc/patool.conf")
-    # per user config settings
-    files.append(os.path.expanduser("~/.patool.conf"))
-    # weed out invalid files
-    files = [f for f in files if os.path.isfile(f) and os.path.exists(f)]
-    config.read(files)
-    return config
-
-
 def move_outdir_orphan (outdir, force):
     """Move a single file or directory inside outdir a level up.
     Overwrite files if force evaluates True.