diff --git a/engines/sci/sci.cpp b/engines/sci/sci.cpp
index eeea998b51c..75f485d6c35 100644
--- a/engines/sci/sci.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/sci.cpp
@@ -194,12 +194,6 @@ SciEngine::~SciEngine() {
 extern void showScummVMDialog(const Common::String &message);
 
 Common::Error SciEngine::run() {
-	// Assign default values to the config manager, in case settings are missing
-	ConfMan.registerDefault("originalsaveload", "false");
-	ConfMan.registerDefault("native_fb01", "false");
-	ConfMan.registerDefault("windows_cursors", "false");	// Windows cursors for KQ6 Windows
-	ConfMan.registerDefault("silver_cursors", "false");	// Silver cursors for SQ4 CD
-
 	_resMan = new ResourceManager();
 	assert(_resMan);
 	_resMan->addAppropriateSources();