diff --git a/docs/setup.rst b/docs/setup.rst
--- a/docs/setup.rst
+++ b/docs/setup.rst
@@ -609,7 +609,6 @@ that, you'll need to:
   .. code-block:: python
 
       import os
-      os.environ['PYTHON_EGG_CACHE'] = '/srv/kallithea/.egg-cache'
 
       # sometimes it's needed to set the current dir
       os.chdir('/srv/kallithea/')
diff --git a/init.d/kallithea-daemon-debian b/init.d/kallithea-daemon-debian
--- a/init.d/kallithea-daemon-debian
+++ b/init.d/kallithea-daemon-debian
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ DAEMON_OPTS="serve --daemon \
 
 start() {
   echo "Starting $APP_NAME"
-  PYTHON_EGG_CACHE="/tmp" start-stop-daemon -d $APP_PATH \
+  start-stop-daemon -d $APP_PATH \
       --start --quiet \
       --pidfile $PID_PATH \
       --user $RUN_AS \
diff --git a/init.d/kallithea-daemon-gentoo b/init.d/kallithea-daemon-gentoo
--- a/init.d/kallithea-daemon-gentoo
+++ b/init.d/kallithea-daemon-gentoo
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ depend() {
 
 start() {
     ebegin "Starting $APP_NAME"
-    start-stop-daemon -d $APP_PATH -e PYTHON_EGG_CACHE="/tmp" \
+    start-stop-daemon -d $APP_PATH \
         --start --quiet \
         --pidfile $PID_PATH \
         --user $RUN_AS \
diff --git a/init.d/kallithea-daemon-redhat b/init.d/kallithea-daemon-redhat
--- a/init.d/kallithea-daemon-redhat
+++ b/init.d/kallithea-daemon-redhat
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ ensure_pid_dir () {
 
 start_kallithea () {
     ensure_pid_dir
-    PYTHON_EGG_CACHE="/tmp" daemon --pidfile $PID_PATH \
+    daemon --pidfile $PID_PATH \
         --user $RUN_AS "$DAEMON $DAEMON_OPTS"
     RETVAL=$?
     [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && touch $LOCK_FILE