diff --git a/application/controllers/NodeController.php b/application/controllers/NodeController.php
index 4aee8f4..0613109 100644
--- a/application/controllers/NodeController.php
+++ b/application/controllers/NodeController.php
@@ -85,10 +85,6 @@ class NodeController extends Controller
                 continue;
             }
 
-            if (! Module::exists('icingadb')) {
-                $config->getMetadata()->set('Backend', null);
-            }
-
             if (Module::exists('icingadb') &&
                 ($config->getBackendName() === '_icingadb' || IcingadbSupport::useIcingaDbAsBackend())
             ) {
diff --git a/application/controllers/ProcessController.php b/application/controllers/ProcessController.php
index 97225d5..272c671 100644
--- a/application/controllers/ProcessController.php
+++ b/application/controllers/ProcessController.php
@@ -84,10 +84,6 @@ class ProcessController extends Controller
         $bp = $this->loadModifiedBpConfig();
         $node = $this->getNode($bp);
 
-        if (! Module::exists('icingadb')) {
-            $bp->getMetadata()->set('Backend', null);
-        }
-
         if (Module::exists('icingadb') &&
             ($bp->getBackendName() === '_icingadb' || IcingadbSupport::useIcingaDbAsBackend())
         ) {
diff --git a/library/Businessprocess/Web/Component/Dashboard.php b/library/Businessprocess/Web/Component/Dashboard.php
index f8880b2..712c049 100644
--- a/library/Businessprocess/Web/Component/Dashboard.php
+++ b/library/Businessprocess/Web/Component/Dashboard.php
@@ -94,9 +94,6 @@ class Dashboard extends BaseHtmlElement
             }
 
             $bp = $storage->loadProcess($name);
-            if (! Module::exists('icingadb')) {
-                $bp->getMetadata()->set('Backend', null);
-            }
 
             if (Module::exists('icingadb') &&
                 ($bp->getBackendName() === '_icingadb' || IcingadbSupport::useIcingaDbAsBackend())