diff --git a/conf/backend_config.py b/conf/backend_config.py
deleted file mode 100644
index d37ba4e..0000000
--- a/conf/backend_config.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-from openeo_aggregator.config import AggregatorBackendConfig
-
-# TODO #112 #117 this config file is deprecated
-
-config = AggregatorBackendConfig(
-    # TODO: eliminate hardcoded openEO Platform references. https://github.com/Open-EO/openeo-aggregator/issues/117
-    id="openeo-platform-aggregator",
-    capabilities_title="openEO Platform",
-    capabilities_description="openEO Platform, provided through openEO Aggregator Driver",
-    enable_basic_auth=False,
-    aggregator_backends={},
-)
diff --git a/src/openeo_aggregator/app.py b/src/openeo_aggregator/app.py
index 9e05885..1e3aa9d 100644
--- a/src/openeo_aggregator/app.py
+++ b/src/openeo_aggregator/app.py
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@ def create_app(config: Any = None, auto_logging_setup: bool = True, flask_error_
 
     log_version_info(logger=_log)
 
-    # TODO #112 move this default to the AggregatorBackendConfig getter (get_backend_config)
-    os.environ.setdefault(ConfigGetter.OPENEO_BACKEND_CONFIG, str(get_config_dir() / "backend_config.py"))
-
     config: AggregatorConfig = get_config(config)
     _log.info(f"Using config: {config.config_source=!r}")
 
diff --git a/tests/test_views.py b/tests/test_views.py
index 2b7aa18..b622d89 100644
--- a/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/tests/test_views.py
@@ -135,30 +135,6 @@ def test_health_check_invalid_backend(self, api100, requests_mock, backend1, bac
         }
 
 
-class TestGeneralRealConfig:
-    """Some temporary test against real config (that is going to be moved out of this repo at some point)"""
-
-    @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
-    def real_config(self, monkeypatch):
-        openeo_driver.config.load._backend_config_getter.flush()
-        monkeypatch.setenv(
-            openeo_driver.config.load.ConfigGetter.OPENEO_BACKEND_CONFIG,
-            str(get_config_dir() / "backend_config.py"),
-        )
-        yield
-        openeo_driver.config.load._backend_config_getter.flush()
-
-    def test_title_and_description(self, api100):
-        res = api100.get("/").assert_status_code(200)
-        capabilities = res.json
-        assert capabilities["title"] == "openEO Platform"
-        assert capabilities["description"] == "openEO Platform, provided through openEO Aggregator Driver"
-
-    def test_only_oidc_auth(self, api100):
-        res = api100.get("/").assert_status_code(200)
-        capabilities = res.json
-        endpoints = {e["path"] for e in capabilities["endpoints"]}
-        assert {e for e in endpoints if e.startswith("/credentials")} == {"/credentials/oidc"}
 
 
 class TestCatalog: