diff --git a/lib/AccountManager/App.pm b/lib/AccountManager/App.pm
index 0cfd1e915bcea57bd3bdffc2ac7527dc67ad7419..fc4f01919c27e622e941ec24a32aa42cc31bb9db 100644
--- a/lib/AccountManager/App.pm
+++ b/lib/AccountManager/App.pm
@@ -142,11 +142,6 @@ sub run {
         $parameters{$parameter} =~ s/\s+$//; # remove trailing spaces
         $parameters{$parameter} =~ s/^\s+//; # remove leading spaces
 
-        # If action_xx parameter is set, set action parameter with value xx
-        if ($parameter =~ /^action_(\w+)$/) {
-            $parameters{action} = $1;
-        }
-
         # register needed parameters
         $self->{in} = {
             email      => $parameters{email},