diff --git a/arch/conduwuit.service b/arch/conduwuit.service
index 18c34f33..34c3995e 100644
--- a/arch/conduwuit.service
+++ b/arch/conduwuit.service
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ StandardError=journal+console
 
 Environment="CONTINUWUITY_LOG_TO_JOURNALD=true"
 Environment="CONTINUWUITY_JOURNALD_IDENTIFIER=%N"
-Environment="CONTINUWUITY_DATABASE_PATH=/var/lib/conduwuit"
 
 TTYReset=yes
 # uncomment to allow buffer to be cleared every restart
diff --git a/conduwuit-example.toml b/conduwuit-example.toml
index fa65cbf2..f0e510b4 100644
--- a/conduwuit-example.toml
+++ b/conduwuit-example.toml
@@ -79,11 +79,9 @@
 # This is the only directory where continuwuity will save its data,
 # including media. Note: this was previously "/var/lib/matrix-conduit".
 #
-# YOU NEED TO EDIT THIS, UNLESS you are running continuwuity as a `systemd` service.
-# The service file sets it to `/var/lib/conduwuit` using an environment variable
-# and also grants write access.
+# YOU NEED TO EDIT THIS.
 #
-# example: "/var/lib/conduwuit"
+# example: "/var/lib/continuwuity"
 #
 #database_path =
 
diff --git a/debian/conduwuit.service b/debian/conduwuit.service
index ec2505b5..da78f09f 100644
--- a/debian/conduwuit.service
+++ b/debian/conduwuit.service
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ Environment="CONTINUWUITY_CONFIG=/etc/conduwuit/conduwuit.toml"
 
 Environment="CONTINUWUITY_LOG_TO_JOURNALD=true"
 Environment="CONTINUWUITY_JOURNALD_IDENTIFIER=%N"
-Environment="CONTINUWUITY_DATABASE_PATH=/var/lib/conduwuit"
 
 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/conduwuit
 
diff --git a/fedora/conduwuit.service b/fedora/conduwuit.service
index f37c7798..6ab2af46 100644
--- a/fedora/conduwuit.service
+++ b/fedora/conduwuit.service
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ Environment="CONTINUWUITY_CONFIG=/etc/conduwuit/conduwuit.toml"
 
 Environment="CONTINUWUITY_LOG_TO_JOURNALD=true"
 Environment="CONTINUWUITY_JOURNALD_IDENTIFIER=%N"
-Environment="CONTINUWUITY_DATABASE_PATH=/var/lib/conduwuit"
 
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/conduwuit
 
diff --git a/src/core/config/mod.rs b/src/core/config/mod.rs
index 58a39a75..e8518ed4 100644
--- a/src/core/config/mod.rs
+++ b/src/core/config/mod.rs
@@ -126,11 +126,9 @@ pub struct Config {
 	/// This is the only directory where continuwuity will save its data,
 	/// including media. Note: this was previously "/var/lib/matrix-conduit".
 	///
-	/// YOU NEED TO EDIT THIS, UNLESS you are running continuwuity as a `systemd` service.
-	/// The service file sets it to `/var/lib/conduwuit` using an environment variable
-	/// and also grants write access.
+	/// YOU NEED TO EDIT THIS.
 	///
-	/// example: "/var/lib/conduwuit"
+	/// example: "/var/lib/continuwuity"
 	pub database_path: PathBuf,
 
 	/// continuwuity supports online database backups using RocksDB's Backup