diff --git a/CHANGES-3.3 b/CHANGES-3.3
index 10abb5461..f187e1320 100644
--- a/CHANGES-3.3
+++ b/CHANGES-3.3
@@ -24,8 +24,11 @@ This release contains contributions from (alphabetically by first name):
  - Branding entries use ${var} instead of @{var} for substitutions,
    in line with all the other substitution mechanisms used from C++
    core. See documentation in `branding.desc`.
- - Boost::Python requires at least version 1.72
- - KDE Frameworks must be version 5.58 or later
+ - Boost::Python requires at least version 1.72.
+ - KDE Frameworks must be version 5.58 or later.
+ - The `INSTALL_CONFIG` option has been removed. If you are installing
+   the example configuration files from the Calamares repository, just
+   stop. That was never a good idea, and you should keep your configs elsewhere.
 
 ## Modules ##
  - *dracut* added a configurable kernel name. (thanks Anke)
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 04fbf687a..289aab268 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ set(CALAMARES_SOVERSION "${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR}")
 
 ### OPTIONS
 #
-option(INSTALL_CONFIG "Install configuration files" OFF)
 option(INSTALL_POLKIT "Install Polkit configuration" ON)
 option(INSTALL_COMPLETION "Install shell completions" OFF)
 # When adding WITH_* that affects the ABI offered by libcalamares,
@@ -542,7 +541,6 @@ add_subdirectory(src)
 
 add_feature_info(Python ${WITH_PYTHON} "Python job modules")
 add_feature_info(Qml ${WITH_QML} "QML UI support")
-add_feature_info(Config ${INSTALL_CONFIG} "Install Calamares configuration")
 add_feature_info(Polkit ${INSTALL_POLKIT} "Install Polkit files")
 add_feature_info(KCrash ${BUILD_KF5Crash} "Crash dumps via KCrash")
 
@@ -587,8 +585,8 @@ install(
 ### Miscellaneous installs
 #
 #
-if(INSTALL_CONFIG)
-    install(FILES settings.conf DESTINATION share/calamares)
+if( settings.conf IS_NEWER_THAN ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/settings.conf )
+    install(FILES settings.conf DESTINATION ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
 endif()
 
 if(INSTALL_POLKIT)
diff --git a/CMakeModules/CalamaresAddModuleSubdirectory.cmake b/CMakeModules/CalamaresAddModuleSubdirectory.cmake
index e0eed223e..55cf440ce 100644
--- a/CMakeModules/CalamaresAddModuleSubdirectory.cmake
+++ b/CMakeModules/CalamaresAddModuleSubdirectory.cmake
@@ -153,12 +153,10 @@ function( _calamares_add_module_subdirectory_impl )
 
                     get_filename_component( FLEXT ${MODULE_FILE} EXT )
                     if( "${FLEXT}" STREQUAL ".conf" )
-                        if( INSTALL_CONFIG )
-                            install( FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${SUBDIRECTORY}/${MODULE_FILE}
-                                    DESTINATION ${MODULE_DATA_DESTINATION} )
-                        endif()
+                        message(STATUS "Config ${MODULE_FILE}")
                         list( APPEND MODULE_CONFIG_FILES ${MODULE_FILE} )
                     else()
+                        message(STATUS "Non-Config ${MODULE_FILE}")
                         install( FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${SUBDIRECTORY}/${MODULE_FILE}
                                  DESTINATION ${MODULE_DESTINATION} )
                     endif()
@@ -169,12 +167,7 @@ function( _calamares_add_module_subdirectory_impl )
             message( "   ${Green}TYPE:${ColorReset} jobmodule" )
             message( "   ${Green}MODULE_DESTINATION:${ColorReset} ${MODULE_DESTINATION}" )
             if( MODULE_CONFIG_FILES )
-                if ( INSTALL_CONFIG )
-                    set( _destination "${MODULE_DATA_DESTINATION}" )
-                else()
-                    set( _destination "[Build directory only]" )
-                endif()
-                message( "   ${Green}CONFIGURATION_FILES:${ColorReset} ${MODULE_CONFIG_FILES} => ${_destination}" )
+                message( "   ${Green}CONFIGURATION_FILES:${ColorReset} ${MODULE_CONFIG_FILES} => [Build directory only]" )
             endif()
             message( "" )
             # We copy over the lang directory, if any
diff --git a/CMakeModules/CalamaresAddPlugin.cmake b/CMakeModules/CalamaresAddPlugin.cmake
index 7e2a3f583..a86ee6e71 100644
--- a/CMakeModules/CalamaresAddPlugin.cmake
+++ b/CMakeModules/CalamaresAddPlugin.cmake
@@ -104,10 +104,7 @@ function( calamares_add_plugin )
             message( FATAL_ERROR "${Red}NO_CONFIG${ColorReset} is set, with configuration ${Red}${PLUGIN_CONFIG_FILES}${ColorReset}" )
         endif()
         set( _destination "(unknown)" )
-        if ( INSTALL_CONFIG AND NOT PLUGIN_NO_INSTALL )
-            set( _destination "${PLUGIN_DATA_DESTINATION}" )
-        elseif( NOT PLUGIN_NO_INSTALL )
-            # Not INSTALL_CONFIG
+        if( NOT PLUGIN_NO_INSTALL )
             set( _destination "[Build directory only]" )
         else()
             set( _destination "[Skipping installation]" )
@@ -210,17 +207,12 @@ function( calamares_add_plugin )
 
         set( _warned_config OFF )
         foreach( PLUGIN_CONFIG_FILE ${PLUGIN_CONFIG_FILES} )
-            if( ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${PLUGIN_CONFIG_FILE} IS_NEWER_THAN ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${PLUGIN_CONFIG_FILE} OR INSTALL_CONFIG )
+            if( ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${PLUGIN_CONFIG_FILE} IS_NEWER_THAN ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${PLUGIN_CONFIG_FILE} )
                 configure_file( ${PLUGIN_CONFIG_FILE} ${PLUGIN_CONFIG_FILE} COPYONLY )
             else()
                 message( "   ${BoldYellow}Not updating${ColorReset} ${PLUGIN_CONFIG_FILE}" )
                 set( _warned_config ON )
             endif()
-            if ( INSTALL_CONFIG )
-                install(
-                    FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${PLUGIN_CONFIG_FILE}
-                    DESTINATION ${PLUGIN_DATA_DESTINATION} )
-            endif()
         endforeach()
         if ( _warned_config )
             message( "" )