diff --git a/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Authentication/BackendUserAuthentication.php b/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Authentication/BackendUserAuthentication.php
index da57b1a542a274a920b9b99a759091970c4e7bcf..c3bd54be5762a01a828fef69b0c3f44dd26d4f5a 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Authentication/BackendUserAuthentication.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Authentication/BackendUserAuthentication.php
@@ -290,7 +290,6 @@ class BackendUserAuthentication extends AbstractUserAuthentication
         // user-data for the modules
         'thumbnailsByDefault' => 1,
         'emailMeAtLogin' => 0,
-        'startModule' => 'help_AboutAbout',
         'titleLen' => 50,
         'edit_RTE' => '1',
         'edit_docModuleUpload' => '1',
diff --git a/typo3/sysext/dashboard/ext_localconf.php b/typo3/sysext/dashboard/ext_localconf.php
index 494c6434306818589a72cfb8e570da5927067f07..59152f8f7e2e9bff973b11933c5147823e6c1e3c 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/dashboard/ext_localconf.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/dashboard/ext_localconf.php
@@ -13,6 +13,3 @@ if (!is_array($GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SYS']['caching']['cacheConfigurations
         ],
     ];
 }
-
-// Set starting module to dashboard if users didn't change it
-$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['BE']['defaultUC']['startModule'] = 'dashboard';