diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/user_ldap.php b/apps/user_ldap/user_ldap.php
index e924faa8fd1b895c1676cebc8fd6c863bbf643cd..26a546d019e413d7c492d0c42b8721960b3c0dd2 100755
--- a/apps/user_ldap/user_ldap.php
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/user_ldap.php
@@ -23,24 +23,7 @@
 
 class OC_USER_LDAP extends OC_User_Backend {
 
-	protected $ds;
-	protected $configured = false;
-
 	// cached settings
-	protected $ldap_host;
-	protected $ldap_port;
-	protected $ldap_dn;
-	protected $ldap_password;
-	protected $ldap_base;
-	protected $ldap_login_filter;
-	protected $ldap_userlist_filter;
-	protected $ldap_tls;
-	protected $ldap_nocase;
-	protected $ldap_display_name;
-	protected $ldap_quota;
-	protected $ldap_quota_def;
-	protected $ldap_email;
-
 	protected $ldapUserFilter;
 	protected $ldapLoginFilter;
 	protected $ldapQuotaAttribute;
@@ -51,42 +34,11 @@ class OC_USER_LDAP extends OC_User_Backend {
 	protected $ldap_dc = false;
 
 	public function __construct() {
-		$this->ldap_host = OCP\Config::getAppValue('user_ldap', 'ldap_host','');
-		$this->ldap_port = OCP\Config::getAppValue('user_ldap', 'ldap_port', OC_USER_BACKEND_LDAP_DEFAULT_PORT	);
-		$this->ldap_dn = OCP\Config::getAppValue('user_ldap', 'ldap_dn','');
-		$this->ldap_password = OCP\Config::getAppValue('user_ldap', 'ldap_password','');
-		$this->ldap_base = OCP\Config::getAppValue('user_ldap', 'ldap_base','');
-		$this->ldap_login_filter = OCP\Config::getAppValue('user_ldap', 'ldap_login_filter','');
-		$this->ldap_userlist_filter = OCP\Config::getAppValue('user_ldap', 'ldap_userlist_filter','objectClass=person');
-		$this->ldap_tls = OCP\Config::getAppValue('user_ldap', 'ldap_tls', 0);
-		$this->ldap_nocase = OCP\Config::getAppValue('user_ldap', 'ldap_nocase', 0);
-		$this->ldap_display_name = OCP\Config::getAppValue('user_ldap', 'ldap_display_name', OC_USER_BACKEND_LDAP_DEFAULT_DISPLAY_NAME);
-		$this->ldap_quota_attr = OCP\Config::getAppValue('user_ldap', 'ldap_quota_attr','');
-		$this->ldap_quota_def = OCP\Config::getAppValue('user_ldap', 'ldap_quota_def','');
-		$this->ldap_email_attr = OCP\Config::getAppValue('user_ldap', 'ldap_email_attr','');
-
 		$this->ldapUserFilter      = OCP\Config::getAppValue('user_ldap', 'ldap_userlist_filter', '(objectClass=posixAccount)');
 		$this->ldapLoginFilter     = OCP\Config::getAppValue('user_ldap', 'ldap_login_filter', '(uid=%uid)');
 		$this->ldapQuotaAttribute  = OCP\Config::getAppValue('user_ldap', 'ldap_quota_attr', '');
 		$this->ldapQuotaDefault    = OCP\Config::getAppValue('user_ldap', 'ldap_quota_def', '');
 		$this->ldapEmailAttribute  = OCP\Config::getAppValue('user_ldap', 'ldap_email_attr', '');
-
-		if( !empty($this->ldap_host)
-			&& !empty($this->ldap_port)
-			&& ((!empty($this->ldap_dn) && !empty($this->ldap_password)) || (empty($this->ldap_dn) && empty($this->ldap_password)))
-			&& !empty($this->ldap_base)
-			&& !empty($this->ldap_login_filter)
-			&& !empty($this->ldap_display_name)
-		)
-		{
-			$this->configured = true;
-		}
-	}
-
-	function __destruct() {
-		// close the connection
-		if( $this->ds )
-			ldap_unbind($this->ds);
 	}
 
 	private function updateQuota($dn) {
@@ -119,50 +71,6 @@ class OC_USER_LDAP extends OC_User_Backend {
 		}
 	}
 
-	//Connect to LDAP and store the resource
-	private function getDs() {
-		if(!$this->ds) {
-			$this->ds = ldap_connect( $this->ldap_host, $this->ldap_port );
-				if(ldap_set_option($this->ds, LDAP_OPT_PROTOCOL_VERSION, 3))
-					if(ldap_set_option($this->ds, LDAP_OPT_REFERRALS, 0))
-						if($this->ldap_tls)
-							ldap_start_tls($this->ds);
-		}
-		//TODO: Not necessary to perform a bind each time, is it?
-		// login
-		if(!empty($this->ldap_dn)) {
-			$ldap_login = @ldap_bind( $this->ds, $this->ldap_dn, $this->ldap_password );
-			if(!$ldap_login) {
-				return false;
-			}
-		}
-
-		return $this->ds;
-	}
-
-	private function getDc( $uid ) {
-		if(!$this->configured)
-			return false;
-
-		// connect to server
-		$ds = $this->getDs();
-		if( !$ds )
-			return false;
-
-		// get dn
-		$filter = str_replace('%uid', $uid, $this->ldap_login_filter);
-		$sr = ldap_search( $this->getDs(), $this->ldap_base, $filter );
-		$entries = ldap_get_entries( $this->getDs(), $sr );
-
-		if( $entries['count'] == 0 ) {
-			return false;
-		}
-
-		$this->ldap_dc = $entries[0];
-
-		return $this->ldap_dc;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * @brief Check if the password is correct
 	 * @param $uid The username
@@ -214,7 +122,6 @@ class OC_USER_LDAP extends OC_User_Backend {
 		return in_array($uid, self::getUsers());
 	}
 
-
 }
 
 ?>