diff --git a/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/config/lcd.conf b/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/config/lcd.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index c75158e995..0000000000
--- a/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/config/lcd.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-################################################################################
-#      This file is part of OpenELEC - http://www.openelec.tv
-#      Copyright (C) 2009-2011 Stephan Raue (stephan@openelec.tv)
-#
-#  This Program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
-#  any later version.
-#
-#  This Program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with OpenELEC.tv; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
-#  the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
-#  http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
-################################################################################
-# lcd.conf
-
-# This configuration file allows you to enable a LCD/VFD driver 
-
-# Valid options are "none" / "irtrans"
-
-# none:     No LCD/VFD hardware is installed (default)
-# irtrans:  Use irtrans as LCD/VFD driver
-
-LCD_DRIVER="none"
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/init.d/63_lcdproc b/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/init.d/63_lcdproc
index 3c3e58658b..8e7faff21b 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/init.d/63_lcdproc
+++ b/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/init.d/63_lcdproc
@@ -22,9 +22,11 @@
 #
 # runlevels: openelec, textmode
 
+OPENELEC_SETTINGS="$HOME/.xbmc/userdata/addon_data/os.openelec.settings/settings.xml"
+
 (
-  if [ -f /storage/.config/lcd.conf ]; then
-    . /storage/.config/lcd.conf
+  if [ -f "$OPENELEC_SETTINGS" ]; then
+    LCD_DRIVER=`grep LCD_DRIVER $OPENELEC_SETTINGS | awk '{print $3 }' | sed -e "s,value=,," -e "s,\",,g"`
 
     if [ ! "$LCD_DRIVER" = none ]; then
 
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/install b/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/install
index 637f53d7c4..1febb2e886 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/install
+++ b/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/install
@@ -31,8 +31,5 @@ mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/sbin
 mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/lib/lcdproc
   cp $PKG_BUILD/server/drivers/*.so $INSTALL/usr/lib/lcdproc
 
-mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/config
-  cp $PKG_DIR/config/lcd.conf $INSTALL/usr/config
-
 mkdir -p $INSTALL/etc
   cp $PKG_BUILD/LCDd.conf $INSTALL/etc