diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index 1b10c4b5..5887cca9 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -3412,21 +3412,6 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                         setTheme(baseDir,
                                  fields['themeDropdown'],
                                  domain)
-                        self.server.blogsInstance = \
-                            getConfigParam(baseDir,
-                                           "blogsInstance")
-                        fields['blogsInstance'] = \
-                            self.server.blogsInstance
-                        self.server.mediaInstance = \
-                            getConfigParam(baseDir,
-                                           "mediaInstance")
-                        fields['mediaInstance'] = \
-                            self.server.mediaInstance
-                        self.server.newsInstance = \
-                            getConfigParam(baseDir,
-                                           "newsInstance")
-                        fields['newsInstance'] = \
-                            self.server.newsInstance
 
                     # change email address
                     currentEmailAddress = getEmailAddress(actorJson)
diff --git a/theme.py b/theme.py
index f1171b83..5c827f27 100644
--- a/theme.py
+++ b/theme.py
@@ -40,28 +40,6 @@ def setThemeInConfig(baseDir: str, name: str) -> bool:
     return saveJson(configJson, configFilename)
 
 
-def setInstanceTypeInConfig(baseDir: str, name: str) -> bool:
-    configFilename = baseDir + '/config.json'
-    if not os.path.isfile(configFilename):
-        return False
-    configJson = loadJson(configFilename, 0)
-    if not configJson:
-        return False
-
-    configJson['newsInstance'] = False
-    configJson['mediaInstance'] = False
-    configJson['blogsInstance'] = False
-
-    if 'news' in name:
-        configJson['newsInstance'] = True
-    if 'media' in name:
-        configJson['mediaInstance'] = True
-    if 'blog' in name:
-        configJson['blogsInstance'] = True
-
-    return saveJson(configJson, configFilename)
-
-
 def getTheme(baseDir: str) -> str:
     configFilename = baseDir + '/config.json'
     if os.path.isfile(configFilename):
@@ -337,7 +315,6 @@ def setThemeIndymedia(baseDir: str):
         "login-button-fg-color": "white"
     }
     setThemeFromDict(baseDir, name, themeParams, bgParams)
-    setInstanceTypeInConfig(baseDir, 'news')
 
 
 def setThemeBlue(baseDir: str):
@@ -1034,7 +1011,6 @@ def setThemeImages(baseDir: str, name: str) -> None:
 def setTheme(baseDir: str, name: str, domain: str) -> bool:
     result = False
 
-    setInstanceTypeInConfig(baseDir, 'none')
     prevThemeName = getTheme(baseDir)
 
     themes = getThemesList()