diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 8151c06..5071973 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache \
     make \
     musl \
     musl-dev \
-    openldap \
-    openldap-dev \
     openssl-dev \
     pwgen \
     py-pip \
@@ -46,7 +44,6 @@ RUN virtualenv -p python /var/lib/synapse
 RUN source /var/lib/synapse/bin/activate && \
     pip install --upgrade setuptools && \
     pip install psycopg2 && \
-    pip install python-ldap && \
     pip install https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/tarball/$VERSION
 
 RUN apk del \
@@ -62,7 +59,6 @@ RUN apk del \
     linux-headers \
     make \
     musl-dev \
-    openldap-dev \
     openssl-dev \
     python-dev \
     sqlite-libs \
diff --git a/rootfs/etc/confd/templates/server.yaml.tmpl b/rootfs/etc/confd/templates/server.yaml.tmpl
index 3a98a17..acd3ed8 100644
--- a/rootfs/etc/confd/templates/server.yaml.tmpl
+++ b/rootfs/etc/confd/templates/server.yaml.tmpl
@@ -133,15 +133,3 @@ perspectives:
         "ed25519:auto":
           key: "Noi6WqcDj0QmPxCNQqgezwTlBKrfqehY1u2FyWP9uYw"
 
-ldap_config:
-   enabled: true
-   uri: "{{getenv "LDAP_URI"}}"
-   start_tls: {{getenv "LDAP_TLS"}}
-   base: "{{getenv "LDAP_BASE_DN"}}"
-   attributes:
-      uid: "{{getenv "LDAP_UID_ATTRIBUTE"}}"
-      mail: "{{getenv "LDAP_MAIL_ATTRIBUTE"}}"
-      name: "{{getenv "LDAP_NAME_ATTRIBUTE"}}"
-   bind_dn: "{{getenv "LDAP_BIND_DN"}}"
-   bind_password: "{{getenv "LDAP_BIND_PASSWORD"}}"
-   filter: "{{getenv "LDAP_FILTER"}}"