diff --git a/development.ini b/development.ini
--- a/development.ini
+++ b/development.ini
@@ -98,11 +98,6 @@ i18n.lang =
 cache_dir = %(here)s/data
 index_dir = %(here)s/data/index
 
-## perform a full repository scan on each server start, this should be
-## set to false after first startup, to allow faster server restarts.
-#initial_repo_scan = false
-initial_repo_scan = true
-
 ## uncomment and set this path to use archive download cache
 archive_cache_dir = %(here)s/tarballcache