diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index d38dfbfa4..cd10908a6 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -1,16 +1,6 @@
 /* eslint-disable no-unused-vars, no-var */
 
 var config = {
-    // Configuration
-    //
-
-    // Alternative location for the configuration.
-    // configLocation: './config.json',
-
-    // Custom function which given the URL path should return a room name.
-    // getroomnode: function (path) { return 'someprefixpossiblybasedonpath'; },
-
-
     // Connection
     //
 
diff --git a/react/features/base/config/functions.any.js b/react/features/base/config/functions.any.js
index 9cb964aa1..8f8894d4b 100644
--- a/react/features/base/config/functions.any.js
+++ b/react/features/base/config/functions.any.js
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ import INTERFACE_CONFIG_WHITELIST from './interfaceConfigWhitelist';
 import parseURLParams from './parseURLParams';
 import logger from './logger';
 
-declare var $: Object;
-
 // XXX The functions getRoomName and parseURLParams are split out of
 // functions.js because they are bundled in both app.bundle and
 // do_external_connect, webpack 1 does not support tree shaking, and we don't
@@ -40,69 +38,6 @@ export function createFakeConfig(baseURL: string) {
     };
 }
 
-/**
- * Promise wrapper on obtain config method. When HttpConfigFetch will be moved
- * to React app it's better to use load config instead.
- *
- * @param {string} location - URL of the domain from which the config is to be
- * obtained.
- * @param {string} room - Room name.
- * @private
- * @returns {Promise<void>}
- */
-export function obtainConfig(location: string, room: string): Promise<void> {
-    return new Promise((resolve, reject) =>
-        _obtainConfig(location, room, (success, error) => {
-            success ? resolve() : reject(error);
-        })
-    );
-}
-
-/**
- * Sends HTTP POST request to specified {@code endpoint}. In request the name
- * of the room is included in JSON format:
- * {
- *     "rooomName": "someroom12345"
- * }.
- *
- * @param {string} endpoint - The name of HTTP endpoint to which to send
- * the HTTP POST request.
- * @param {string} roomName - The name of the conference room for which config
- * is requested.
- * @param {Function} complete - The callback to invoke upon success or failure.
- * @returns {void}
- */
-function _obtainConfig(endpoint: string, roomName: string, complete: Function) {
-    logger.info(`Send config request to ${endpoint} for room: ${roomName}`);
-    $.ajax(
-        endpoint,
-        {
-            contentType: 'application/json',
-            data: JSON.stringify({ roomName }),
-            dataType: 'json',
-            method: 'POST',
-
-            error(jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown) {
-                logger.error('Get config error: ', jqXHR, errorThrown);
-                complete(false, `Get config response status: ${textStatus}`);
-            },
-            success(data) {
-                const { config, interfaceConfig, loggingConfig } = window;
-
-                try {
-                    overrideConfigJSON(
-                        config, interfaceConfig, loggingConfig,
-                        data);
-                    complete(true);
-                } catch (e) {
-                    logger.error('Parse config error: ', e);
-                    complete(false, e);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    );
-}
-
 /* eslint-disable max-params, no-shadow */
 
 /**
diff --git a/react/features/base/config/getRoomName.js b/react/features/base/config/getRoomName.js
index 87254fd90..b787b6f7d 100644
--- a/react/features/base/config/getRoomName.js
+++ b/react/features/base/config/getRoomName.js
@@ -1,29 +1,17 @@
-/* @flow */
+// @flow
 
 import { getBackendSafeRoomName } from '../util';
 
-declare var config: Object;
-
 /**
  * Builds and returns the room name.
  *
  * @returns {string}
  */
 export default function getRoomName(): ?string {
-    const { getroomnode } = config;
     const path = window.location.pathname;
-    let roomName;
 
-    // Determine the room node from the URL.
-    if (getroomnode && typeof getroomnode === 'function') {
-        roomName = getroomnode.call(config, path);
-    } else {
-        // Fall back to the default strategy of making assumptions about how the
-        // URL maps to the room (name). It currently assumes a deployment in
-        // which the last non-directory component of the path (name) is the
-        // room.
-        roomName = path.substring(path.lastIndexOf('/') + 1) || undefined;
-    }
+    // The last non-directory component of the path (name) is the room.
+    const roomName = path.substring(path.lastIndexOf('/') + 1) || undefined;
 
     return getBackendSafeRoomName(roomName);
 }
diff --git a/react/features/conference/components/web/Conference.js b/react/features/conference/components/web/Conference.js
index b0ecf0f20..93c888ec6 100644
--- a/react/features/conference/components/web/Conference.js
+++ b/react/features/conference/components/web/Conference.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import React from 'react';
 
 import VideoLayout from '../../../../../modules/UI/videolayout/VideoLayout';
 
-import { obtainConfig } from '../../../base/config';
 import { connect, disconnect } from '../../../base/connection';
 import { translate } from '../../../base/i18n';
 import { connect as reactReduxConnect } from '../../../base/redux';
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ import {
 } from '../../../toolbox';
 
 import { maybeShowSuboptimalExperienceNotification } from '../../functions';
-import logger from '../../logger';
 
 import Labels from './Labels';
 import { default as Notice } from './Notice';
@@ -123,31 +121,7 @@ class Conference extends AbstractConference<Props, *> {
      */
     componentDidMount() {
         document.title = interfaceConfig.APP_NAME;
-
-        const { configLocation } = config;
-
-        if (configLocation) {
-            obtainConfig(configLocation, this.props._room)
-                .then(() => {
-                    const now = window.performance.now();
-
-                    APP.connectionTimes['configuration.fetched'] = now;
-                    logger.log('(TIME) configuration fetched:\t', now);
-
-                    this._start();
-                })
-                .catch(err => {
-                    logger.log(err);
-
-                    // Show obtain config error.
-                    APP.UI.messageHandler.showError({
-                        descriptionKey: 'dialog.connectError',
-                        titleKey: 'connection.CONNFAIL'
-                    });
-                });
-        } else {
-            this._start();
-        }
+        this._start();
     }
 
     /**