diff --git a/src/ebusd/main.cpp b/src/ebusd/main.cpp
index 4af7214f..ae4e8498 100644
--- a/src/ebusd/main.cpp
+++ b/src/ebusd/main.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ static struct options opt = {
   0,  // extraLatency
 
   CONFIG_PATH,  // configPath
-  "",  // overridePath
   false,  // scanConfig
   0,  // initialScan
   getenv("LANG"),  // preferLanguage
@@ -136,9 +135,6 @@ static MainLoop* s_mainLoop = nullptr;
 /** the path prefix (including trailing "/") for retrieving configuration files from local files (empty for HTTP). */
 static string s_configLocalPrefix;
 
-/** the path prefix (including trailing "/") for overriding configuration files from local files (empty if unset). */
-static string s_configOverridePrefix;
-
 /** the URI prefix (including trailing "/") for retrieving configuration files from HTTP (empty for local files). */
 static string s_configUriPrefix;
 
@@ -195,7 +191,6 @@ static const struct argp_option argpoptions[] = {
   {nullptr,          0,        nullptr,    0, "Message configuration options:", 2 },
   {"configpath",     'c',      "PATH",     0, "Read CSV config files from PATH (local folder or HTTP URL) [" CONFIG_PATH
       "]", 0 },
-  {"overridepath",   'o',      "PATH",     0, "Read override CSV config files from PATH (local folder only) []", 0 },
   {"scanconfig",     's',      "ADDR", OPTION_ARG_OPTIONAL, "Pick CSV config files matching initial scan (ADDR="
       "\"none\" or empty for no initial scan message, \"full\" for full scan, or a single hex address to scan, "
       "default is broadcast ident message). If combined with --checkconfig, you can add scan message data as "
@@ -320,13 +315,6 @@ error_t parse_opt(int key, char *arg, struct argp_state *state) {
     }
     opt->configPath = arg;
     break;
-  case 'o':  // --overridepath=/etc/ebusd/
-    if (arg == nullptr || arg[0] == 0 || strcmp("/", arg) == 0) {
-      argp_error(state, "invalid overridepath");
-      return EINVAL;
-    }
-    opt->overridePath = arg;
-    break;
   case 's':  // --scanconfig[=ADDR] (ADDR=<empty>|full|<hexaddr>)
     opt->scanConfig = true;
     if (opt->pollInterval == 0) {
@@ -780,11 +768,11 @@ void signalHandler(int sig) {
  * @return the result code.
  */
 static result_t collectConfigFiles(const string& relPath, const string& prefix, const string& extension,
-                                   bool fromOverride, vector<string>* files,
+                                   vector<string>* files,
                                    bool ignoreAddressPrefix = false, const string& query = "",
                                    vector<string>* dirs = nullptr, bool* hasTemplates = nullptr) {
   const string relPathWithSlash = relPath.empty() ? "" : relPath + "/";
-  if (!fromOverride && !s_configUriPrefix.empty()) {
+  if (!s_configUriPrefix.empty()) {
     string uri = s_configUriPrefix + relPathWithSlash + "?t=" + extension.substr(1) + query;
     string names;
     if (!s_configHttpClient.get(uri, "", &names)) {
@@ -809,7 +797,7 @@ static result_t collectConfigFiles(const string& relPath, const string& prefix,
     }
     return RESULT_OK;
   }
-  const string path = (fromOverride ? s_configOverridePrefix : s_configLocalPrefix) + relPathWithSlash;
+  const string path = s_configLocalPrefix + relPathWithSlash;
   DIR* dir = opendir(path.c_str());
   if (dir == nullptr) {
     return RESULT_ERR_NOTFOUND;
@@ -918,17 +906,16 @@ static bool readTemplates(const string relPath, const string extension, bool ava
  * @param relPath the relative path from which to read the files (without trailing "/").
  * @param extension the filename extension of the files to read.
  * @param messages the @a MessageMap to load the messages into.
- * @param fromOverride whether to load from the override path.
  * @param recursive whether to load all files recursively.
  * @param verbose whether to verbosely log problems.
  * @param errorDescription a string in which to store the error description in case of error.
  * @return the result code.
  */
-static result_t readConfigFiles(const string& relPath, const string& extension, bool fromOverride, bool recursive,
+static result_t readConfigFiles(const string& relPath, const string& extension, bool recursive,
                                 bool verbose, string* errorDescription, MessageMap* messages) {
   vector<string> files, dirs;
   bool hasTemplates = false;
-  result_t result = collectConfigFiles(relPath, "", extension, fromOverride, &files, false, "", &dirs, &hasTemplates);
+  result_t result = collectConfigFiles(relPath, "", extension, &files, false, "", &dirs, &hasTemplates);
   if (result != RESULT_OK) {
     return result;
   }
@@ -944,7 +931,7 @@ static result_t readConfigFiles(const string& relPath, const string& extension,
   if (recursive) {
     for (const auto& name : dirs) {
       logInfo(lf_main, "reading dir  %s", name.c_str());
-      result = readConfigFiles(name, extension, fromOverride, true, verbose, errorDescription, messages);
+      result = readConfigFiles(name, extension, true, verbose, errorDescription, messages);
       if (result != RESULT_OK) {
         return result;
       }
@@ -1026,7 +1013,7 @@ result_t loadConfigFiles(MessageMap* messages, bool verbose, bool denyRecursive)
   s_templatesByPath.clear();
 
   string errorDescription;
-  result_t result = readConfigFiles("", ".csv", false,
+  result_t result = readConfigFiles("", ".csv",
       (!opt.scanConfig || opt.checkConfig) && !denyRecursive, verbose, &errorDescription, messages);
   if (result == RESULT_OK) {
     logInfo(lf_main, "read config files");
@@ -1034,17 +1021,6 @@ result_t loadConfigFiles(MessageMap* messages, bool verbose, bool denyRecursive)
     logError(lf_main, "error reading config files from %s: %s, last error: %s", opt.configPath,
         getResultCode(result), errorDescription.c_str());
   }
-  if (s_configOverridePrefix.length() > 0) {
-    logInfo(lf_main, "loading override config files from %s", opt.overridePath);
-    result = readConfigFiles("", ".csv", true,
-        (!opt.scanConfig || opt.checkConfig) && !denyRecursive, verbose, &errorDescription, messages);
-    if (result == RESULT_OK) {
-      logInfo(lf_main, "read override config files");
-    } else {
-      logError(lf_main, "error reading config files from %s: %s, last error: %s", opt.overridePath,
-          getResultCode(result), errorDescription.c_str());
-    }
-  }
   messages->unlock();
   return opt.checkConfig ? result : RESULT_OK;
 }
@@ -1122,12 +1098,12 @@ result_t loadScanConfigFile(MessageMap* messages, symbol_t address, bool verbose
   string query;
   if (!fromLocal) {
     out << "&a=" << addrStr << "&i=" << ident << "&h=" << dec << static_cast<unsigned>(hw) << "&s=" << dec
-        << static_cast<unsigned>(sw);;
+        << static_cast<unsigned>(sw);
     query = out.str();
     out.str("");
     out.clear();
   }
-  result = collectConfigFiles(manufStr, addrStr + ".", ".csv", false, &files, false, query, nullptr, &hasTemplates);
+  result = collectConfigFiles(manufStr, addrStr + ".", ".csv", &files, false, query, nullptr, &hasTemplates);
   if (result != RESULT_OK) {
     logError(lf_main, "unable to load scan config %2.2x: list files in %s %s", address, manufStr.c_str(),
         getResultCode(result));
@@ -1190,7 +1166,7 @@ result_t loadScanConfigFile(MessageMap* messages, symbol_t address, bool verbose
   // found the right file. load the templates if necessary, then load the file itself
   bool readCommon = readTemplates(manufStr, ".csv", hasTemplates, opt.checkConfig);
   if (readCommon) {
-    result = collectConfigFiles(manufStr, "", ".csv", false, &files, true, "&a=-");
+    result = collectConfigFiles(manufStr, "", ".csv", &files, true, "&a=-");
     if (result == RESULT_OK && !files.empty()) {
       for (const auto& name : files) {
         string baseName = name.substr(manufStr.length()+1, name.length()-manufStr.length()-strlen(".csv"));  // *.
@@ -1336,11 +1312,6 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     }
     s_configHttpClient.disconnect();
   }
-  configPath = string(opt.overridePath);
-  if (configPath.length() > 0) {
-    configPath[configPath.length()-1] == '/' ? configPath : configPath + "/";
-  }
-  s_configOverridePrefix = configPath;
   if (!opt.readOnly && opt.scanConfig && opt.initialScan == 0) {
     opt.initialScan = BROADCAST;
   }
diff --git a/src/ebusd/main.h b/src/ebusd/main.h
index 2b2d50fb..5faaf3e5 100644
--- a/src/ebusd/main.h
+++ b/src/ebusd/main.h
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ struct options {
   unsigned int extraLatency;  //!< extra transfer latency in ms [0 for USB, 10 for IP]
 
   const char* configPath;  //!< path to CSV configuration files [http://cfg.ebusd.eu/]
-  const char* overridePath;  //!< path to CSV configuration files to override the main files with
   bool scanConfig;  //!< pick configuration files matching initial scan
   /** the initial address to scan for scanconfig
    * (@a ESC=none, 0xfe=broadcast ident, @a SYN=full scan, else: single slave address). */