diff --git a/toot/config.py b/toot/config.py
index 565293a..c11a4ee 100644
--- a/toot/config.py
+++ b/toot/config.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ from functools import wraps
 from os.path import dirname
 
 from toot import User, App
-from toot.config_legacy import load_legacy_config
 from toot.exceptions import ConsoleError
 from toot.output import print_out
 
@@ -31,20 +30,11 @@ def user_id(user):
 
 
 def make_config(path):
-    """Creates a config file.
-
-    Attempts to load data from legacy config files if they exist.
-    """
-    apps, user = load_legacy_config()
-
-    apps = {a.instance: a._asdict() for a in apps}
-    users = {user_id(user): user._asdict()} if user else {}
-    active_user = user_id(user) if user else None
-
+    """Creates an empty toot configuration file."""
     config = {
-        "apps": apps,
-        "users": users,
-        "active_user": active_user,
+        "apps": {},
+        "users": {},
+        "active_user": None,
     }
 
     print_out("Creating config file at <blue>{}</blue>".format(path))
diff --git a/toot/config_legacy.py b/toot/config_legacy.py
deleted file mode 100644
index d5e21a6..0000000
--- a/toot/config_legacy.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
-import os
-
-from . import User, App
-
-# The dir where all toot configuration is stored
-CONFIG_DIR = os.environ['HOME'] + '/.config/toot/'
-
-# Subfolder where application access keys for various instances are stored
-INSTANCES_DIR = CONFIG_DIR + 'instances/'
-
-# File in which user access token is stored
-CONFIG_USER_FILE = CONFIG_DIR + 'user.cfg'
-
-
-def load_user(path):
-    if not os.path.exists(path):
-        return None
-
-    with open(path, 'r') as f:
-        lines = f.read().split()
-        try:
-            return User(*lines)
-        except TypeError:
-            return None
-
-
-def load_apps(path):
-    if not os.path.exists(path):
-        return []
-
-    for name in os.listdir(path):
-        with open(path + name) as f:
-            values = f.read().split()
-            try:
-                yield App(*values)
-            except TypeError:
-                pass
-
-
-def add_username(user, apps):
-    """When using broser login, username was not stored so look it up"""
-    if not user:
-        return None
-
-    apps = [a for a in apps if a.instance == user.instance]
-
-    if not apps:
-        return None
-
-    from toot.api import verify_credentials
-    creds = verify_credentials(apps.pop(), user)
-
-    return User(user.instance, creds['username'], user.access_token)
-
-
-def load_legacy_config():
-    apps = list(load_apps(INSTANCES_DIR))
-    user = load_user(CONFIG_USER_FILE)
-    user = add_username(user, apps)
-
-    return apps, user