--- a/src/snort.c
+++ b/src/snort.c
@@ -4140,7 +4140,7 @@
 {
     struct stat st;
     int i;
-    char *conf_files[]={"/etc/snort.conf", "./snort.conf", NULL};
+    char *conf_files[]={"/etc/snort/snort.conf", NULL};
     char *fname = NULL;
     char *rval = NULL;
 
@@ -4159,30 +4159,6 @@
         i++;
     }
 
-    /* search for .snortrc in the HOMEDIR */
-    if(!rval)
-    {
-        char *home_dir = NULL;
-
-        if((home_dir = getenv("HOME")) != NULL)
-        {
-            char *snortrc = "/.snortrc";
-            int path_len;
-
-            path_len = strlen(home_dir) + strlen(snortrc) + 1;
-
-            /* create the full path */
-            fname = (char *)SnortAlloc(path_len);
-
-            SnortSnprintf(fname, path_len, "%s%s", home_dir, snortrc);
-
-            if(stat(fname, &st) != -1)
-                rval = fname;
-            else
-                free(fname);
-        }
-    }
-
     return rval;
 }
 
