diff --git a/wcs.cfg-sample b/wcs.cfg-sample
index 484648282..010a80fb8 100644
--- a/wcs.cfg-sample
+++ b/wcs.cfg-sample
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 [main]
 app_dir = /var/lib/wcs
 data_dir = /usr/share/wcs
-# Set auto_create_appdir to true to automatically create virtual hosts on
-# HTTP access.
-# auto_create_appdir = false
 use_long_traces = true
 #error_log = /var/lib/wcs/error.log
 # Redirect on unknown virtual host
diff --git a/wcs/Defaults.py b/wcs/Defaults.py
index afa1377be..d880f80f6 100644
--- a/wcs/Defaults.py
+++ b/wcs/Defaults.py
@@ -17,6 +17,5 @@
 APP_DIR = "/var/lib/wcs"
 DATA_DIR = "/usr/share/wcs"
 ERROR_LOG = None
-AUTO_CREATE_VHOSTS = False
 REDIRECT_ON_UNKNOWN_VHOST = None
 USE_LONG_TRACES = True
diff --git a/wcs/publisher.py b/wcs/publisher.py
index 91b8383c3..e3e717d85 100644
--- a/wcs/publisher.py
+++ b/wcs/publisher.py
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ class WcsPublisher(StubWcsPublisher):
     DATA_DIR = DATA_DIR
     ERROR_LOG = ERROR_LOG
     USE_LONG_TRACES = USE_LONG_TRACES
-    auto_create_appdir = AUTO_CREATE_VHOSTS
     missing_appdir_redirect = REDIRECT_ON_UNKNOWN_VHOST
 
     supported_languages = ['fr', 'es', 'de']
@@ -117,9 +116,6 @@ class WcsPublisher(StubWcsPublisher):
         if config.has_option("main", "use_long_traces"):
             cls.USE_LONG_TRACES = config.getboolean("main",
                     "use_long_traces")
-        if config.has_option("main", "auto_create_appdir"):
-            cls.auto_create_appdir = config.getboolean("main",
-                    "auto_create_appdir")
         if config.has_option("main", "missing_appdir_redirect"):
             cls.missing_appdir_redirect = config.get("main",
                     "missing_appdir_redirect")
diff --git a/wcs/qommon/publisher.py b/wcs/qommon/publisher.py
index 63ddda770..f7c9e122a 100644
--- a/wcs/qommon/publisher.py
+++ b/wcs/qommon/publisher.py
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ class QommonPublisher(Publisher, object):
 
     site_options = None
     site_charset = 'utf-8'
-    auto_create_appdir = True
     missing_appdir_redirect = None
     use_sms_feature = True
 
@@ -458,15 +457,10 @@ class QommonPublisher(Publisher, object):
             self.app_dir += '+' + script_name
 
         if not os.path.exists(self.app_dir):
-            if not self.auto_create_appdir:
-                if self.missing_appdir_redirect:
-                    raise ImmediateRedirectException(self.missing_appdir_redirect)
-                else:
-                    raise Http404()
-            try:
-                os.makedirs(self.app_dir)
-            except OSError as e:
-                pass
+            if self.missing_appdir_redirect:
+                raise ImmediateRedirectException(self.missing_appdir_redirect)
+            else:
+                raise Http404()
 
         try:
             os.mkdir(self.form_tokens_dir)