diff --git a/automated install/basic-install.sh b/automated install/basic-install.sh
index 719a57fc..2e202861 100755
--- a/automated install/basic-install.sh	
+++ b/automated install/basic-install.sh	
@@ -1279,13 +1279,6 @@ installConfigs() {
     # Ensure that permissions are correctly set
     chown -R pihole:pihole /etc/pihole
 
-    # Install list of DNS servers
-    # Format: Name;Primary IPv4;Secondary IPv4;Primary IPv6;Secondary IPv6
-    # Some values may be empty (for example: DNS servers without IPv6 support)
-    echo "${DNS_SERVERS}" >"${PI_HOLE_CONFIG_DIR}/dns-servers.conf"
-    chmod 644 "${PI_HOLE_CONFIG_DIR}/dns-servers.conf"
-    chown pihole:pihole "${PI_HOLE_CONFIG_DIR}/dns-servers.conf"
-
     # Install empty custom.list file if it does not exist
     if [[ ! -r "${PI_HOLE_CONFIG_DIR}/hosts/custom.list" ]]; then
         if ! install -D -T -o pihole -g pihole -m 660 /dev/null "${PI_HOLE_CONFIG_DIR}/hosts/custom.list" &>/dev/null; then
diff --git a/test/test_any_automated_install.py b/test/test_any_automated_install.py
index 19812122..73da7eef 100644
--- a/test/test_any_automated_install.py
+++ b/test/test_any_automated_install.py
@@ -119,11 +119,6 @@ def test_installPihole_fresh_install_readableFiles(host):
     assert exit_status_success == actual_rc
     check_leases = test_cmd.format("w", "/etc/pihole/dhcp.leases", piholeuser)
     actual_rc = host.run(check_leases).rc
-    # readable dns-servers.conf
-    assert exit_status_success == actual_rc
-    check_servers = test_cmd.format("r", "/etc/pihole/dns-servers.conf", piholeuser)
-    actual_rc = host.run(check_servers).rc
-    assert exit_status_success == actual_rc
     # readable install.log
     check_install = test_cmd.format("r", "/etc/pihole/install.log", piholeuser)
     actual_rc = host.run(check_install).rc