diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 48cc61c..a5a322d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ Certain values can be set via environment variables, using the `-e` parameter on
 * __AUDIO_DOWNLOAD_DIR__: Path to where audio-only downloads will be saved, if you wish to separate them from the video downloads. Defaults to the value of `DOWNLOAD_DIR`.
 * __CUSTOM_DIRS__: Whether to enable downloading videos into custom directories within the __DOWNLOAD_DIR__ (or __AUDIO_DOWNLOAD_DIR__). When enabled, a dropdown appears next to the Add button to specify the download directory. Defaults to `true`.
 * __CREATE_CUSTOM_DIRS__: Whether to support automatically creating directories within the __DOWNLOAD_DIR__ (or __AUDIO_DOWNLOAD_DIR__) if they do not exist. When enabled, the download directory selector supports free-text input, and the specified directory will be created recursively. Defaults to `true`.
-* __DEFAULT_DOWNLOAD_FOLDER__: Default subdirectory within __DOWNLOAD_DIR__ (or __AUDIO_DOWNLOAD_DIR__) to pre-select in the download folder field. Useful when most downloads should go to a specific subfolder. Can be overridden per-download in the UI. Defaults to empty (uses the base download directory).
 * __CUSTOM_DIRS_EXCLUDE_REGEX__: Regular expression to exclude some custom directories from the dropdown. Empty regex disables exclusion. Defaults to `(^|/)[.@].*$`, which means directories starting with `.` or `@`.
 * __DOWNLOAD_DIRS_INDEXABLE__: If `true`, the download directories (__DOWNLOAD_DIR__ and __AUDIO_DOWNLOAD_DIR__) are indexable on the web server. Defaults to `false`.
 * __STATE_DIR__: Path to where the queue persistence files will be saved. Defaults to `/downloads/.metube` in the Docker image, and `.` otherwise.
diff --git a/app/main.py b/app/main.py
index df8b105..54bc952 100644
--- a/app/main.py
+++ b/app/main.py
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ class Config:
         'OUTPUT_TEMPLATE_PLAYLIST': '%(playlist_title)s/%(title)s.%(ext)s',
         'OUTPUT_TEMPLATE_CHANNEL': '%(channel)s/%(title)s.%(ext)s',
         'DEFAULT_OPTION_PLAYLIST_ITEM_LIMIT' : '0',
-        'DEFAULT_DOWNLOAD_FOLDER': '',
         'CLEAR_COMPLETED_AFTER': '0',
         'YTDL_OPTIONS': '{}',
         'YTDL_OPTIONS_FILE': '',
diff --git a/ui/src/app/app.ts b/ui/src/app/app.ts
index 186ed91..15f7ce3 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/app.ts
+++ b/ui/src/app/app.ts
@@ -315,10 +315,6 @@ export class App implements AfterViewInit, OnInit {
         if (!this.chapterTemplate) {
           this.chapterTemplate = config['OUTPUT_TEMPLATE_CHAPTER'];
         }
-        // Set default download folder from backend config if not already set
-        if (!this.folder && config['DEFAULT_DOWNLOAD_FOLDER']) {
-          this.folder = config['DEFAULT_DOWNLOAD_FOLDER'];
-        }
       }
     });
   }