diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4f0f248..a4c657b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ A comprehensive bash script to create and maintain aptly mirrors for Debian and
 
    Key settings:
    - `ARCHITECTURES`: CPU architectures to mirror (e.g., `"amd64"` or `"amd64 arm64"`)
-   - `APTLY_ROOT`: Where aptly stores its database and mirrors (default: `~/.aptly`)
-   - `PUBLISH_ROOT`: Where published repos are served (default: `~/.aptly/public`)
    - `KEEP_SNAPSHOTS`: Number of old snapshot sets to retain (default: `2`)
 
 4. **Make the script executable**:
@@ -204,8 +202,6 @@ All settings are in `aptly-mirror.conf`. See the included example for detailed c
 | `DOWNLOAD_LIMIT` | `0` | Speed limit in KiB/s (0 = unlimited) |
 | `IGNORE_SIGNATURES` | `0` | Skip GPG verification (not recommended) |
 | `SKIP_SIGNING` | `0` | Skip GPG signing when publishing |
-| `APTLY_ROOT` | `~/.aptly` | Aptly database and mirrors location |
-| `PUBLISH_ROOT` | `~/.aptly/public` | Published repositories root |
 
 ### Logging
 
diff --git a/aptly-mirror.conf b/aptly-mirror.conf
index fa92fc5..f0f5424 100644
--- a/aptly-mirror.conf
+++ b/aptly-mirror.conf
@@ -28,19 +28,6 @@ DOWNLOAD_LIMIT=0
 # Set to 1 to skip GPG signing when publishing (useful if no GPG key configured)
 SKIP_SIGNING=0
 
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Storage paths
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-# Root directory for aptly data (mirrors, snapshots, db)
-# Leave empty to use aptly's default (~/.aptly)
-APTLY_ROOT=""
-
-# Directory where published repositories are served from
-# Leave empty to use aptly's default (~/.aptly/public)
-PUBLISH_ROOT=""
-
-
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Debian mirrors
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/aptly-mirror.sh b/aptly-mirror.sh
index 25b28b3..e098ed9 100755
--- a/aptly-mirror.sh
+++ b/aptly-mirror.sh
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ do_publish() {
     snapshot_and_publish_ubuntu
     log "=== Publish complete ==="
     log ""
-    log "Repositories are published under ${PUBLISH_ROOT:-~/.aptly/public}/"
+    log "Repositories are published under ~/.aptly/public/"
     log ""
     log "Client sources.list entries:"
     for codename in "${!DEBIAN_RELEASES[@]}"; do