diff --git a/pyfpdb/Configuration.py b/pyfpdb/Configuration.py
index f1a6830f..a25b13eb 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/Configuration.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/Configuration.py
@@ -415,13 +415,12 @@ class Database:
         self.db_name   = node.getAttribute("db_name")
         self.db_desc   = node.getAttribute("db_desc")
         self.db_server = node.getAttribute("db_server").lower()
-        self.db_ip     = node.getAttribute("db_ip")
-        self.db_port   = node.getAttribute("db_port")
+        self.db_ip    = node.getAttribute("db_ip")
         self.db_user   = node.getAttribute("db_user")
         self.db_pass   = node.getAttribute("db_pass")
         self.db_selected = string_to_bool(node.getAttribute("default"), default=False)
-        log.debug("Database db_name:'%(name)s'  db_server:'%(server)s'  db_ip:'%(ip)s'  db_port:'%(port)s'  db_user:'%(user)s'  db_pass (not logged)  selected:'%(sel)s'" \
-                % { 'name':self.db_name, 'server':self.db_server, 'ip':self.db_ip, 'port':self.db_port, 'user':self.db_user, 'sel':self.db_selected} )
+        log.debug("Database db_name:'%(name)s'  db_server:'%(server)s'  db_ip:'%(ip)s'  db_user:'%(user)s'  db_pass (not logged)  selected:'%(sel)s'" \
+                % { 'name':self.db_name, 'server':self.db_server, 'ip':self.db_ip, 'user':self.db_user, 'sel':self.db_selected} )
 
     def __str__(self):
         temp = 'Database = ' + self.db_name + '\n'
@@ -1066,9 +1065,6 @@ class Config:
         try:    db['db-host'] = self.supported_databases[name].db_ip
         except: pass
 
-        try:    db['db-port'] = self.supported_databases[name].db_port
-        except KeyError: pass
-
         try:    db['db-user'] = self.supported_databases[name].db_user
         except: pass
 
@@ -1082,16 +1078,15 @@ class Config:
 
         return db
 
-    def set_db_parameters(self, db_name = 'fpdb', db_ip = None, db_port = None,
-                            db_user = None, db_pass = None, db_desc = None,
-                            db_server = None, default = "False"):
+    def set_db_parameters(self, db_name = 'fpdb', db_ip = None, db_user = None,
+                          db_pass = None, db_desc = None, db_server = None,
+                          default = "False"):
         db_node = self.get_db_node(db_name)
         default = default.lower()
         defaultb = string_to_bool(default, False)
         if db_node != None:
             if db_desc   is not None: db_node.setAttribute("db_desc", db_desc)
             if db_ip     is not None: db_node.setAttribute("db_ip", db_ip)
-            if db_port   is not None: db_node.setAttribute("db_port", db_port)
             if db_user   is not None: db_node.setAttribute("db_user", db_user)
             if db_pass   is not None: db_node.setAttribute("db_pass", db_pass)
             if db_server is not None: db_node.setAttribute("db_server", db_server)
@@ -1105,7 +1100,6 @@ class Config:
         if self.supported_databases.has_key(db_name):
             if db_desc   is not None: self.supported_databases[db_name].dp_desc   = db_desc
             if db_ip     is not None: self.supported_databases[db_name].dp_ip     = db_ip
-            if db_port   is not None: self.supported_databases[db_name].dp_port   = db_port
             if db_user   is not None: self.supported_databases[db_name].dp_user   = db_user
             if db_pass   is not None: self.supported_databases[db_name].dp_pass   = db_pass
             if db_server is not None: self.supported_databases[db_name].dp_server = db_server
@@ -1160,7 +1154,6 @@ class Config:
         if self.supported_databases.has_key(db_name):
             if db_desc   is not None: self.supported_databases[db_name].dp_desc   = db_desc
             if db_ip     is not None: self.supported_databases[db_name].dp_ip     = db_ip
-            if db_port   is not None: self.supported_databases[db_name].dp_port   = db_port
             if db_user   is not None: self.supported_databases[db_name].dp_user   = db_user
             if db_pass   is not None: self.supported_databases[db_name].dp_pass   = db_pass
             if db_server is not None: self.supported_databases[db_name].dp_server = db_server
diff --git a/pyfpdb/Database.py b/pyfpdb/Database.py
index dfffc9ce..1446666e 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/Database.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/Database.py
@@ -254,7 +254,6 @@ class Database:
         self.db_server = db_params['db-server']
         self.database = db_params['db-databaseName']
         self.host = db_params['db-host']
-        self.db_port = db_params['db-port']
         self.db_path = ''
         gen = c.get_general_params()
         self.day_start = 0
@@ -350,7 +349,6 @@ class Database:
         try:
             self.connect(backend=db['db-backend'],
                          host=db['db-host'],
-                         port=db['db-port'],
                          database=db['db-databaseName'],
                          user=db['db-user'],
                          password=db['db-password'])
@@ -365,17 +363,14 @@ class Database:
         self.db_server = db_params['db-server']
         self.database = db_params['db-databaseName']
         self.host = db_params['db-host']
-        self.db_port = db_params['db-port']
 
-    def connect(self, backend=None, host=None, port=None,
-                database=None, user=None, password=None,
-                create=False):
+    def connect(self, backend=None, host=None, database=None,
+                user=None, password=None, create=False):
         """Connects a database with the given parameters"""
         if backend is None:
             raise FpdbError('Database backend not defined')
         self.backend = backend
         self.host = host
-        self.port = port
         self.user = user
         self.password = password
         self.database = database
@@ -387,8 +382,7 @@ class Database:
             if use_pool:
                 MySQLdb = pool.manage(MySQLdb, pool_size=5)
             try:
-                self.connection = MySQLdb.connect(host=host, port=port, user=user,
-                        passwd=password, db=database, use_unicode=True)
+                self.connection = MySQLdb.connect(host=host, user=user, passwd=password, db=database, use_unicode=True)
                 self.__connected = True
             #TODO: Add port option
             except MySQLdb.Error, ex:
@@ -422,7 +416,6 @@ class Database:
             if not self.is_connected():
                 try:
                     self.connection = psycopg2.connect(host = host,
-                                               port = port,
                                                user = user,
                                                password = password,
                                                database = database)
diff --git a/pyfpdb/HUD_config.xml.example b/pyfpdb/HUD_config.xml.example
index a3df15a2..7bb30e0f 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/HUD_config.xml.example
+++ b/pyfpdb/HUD_config.xml.example
@@ -796,12 +796,6 @@ Left-Drag to Move"
     
 
     
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