diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 602549ab9..9646ffc3e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -162,9 +162,6 @@ set(ZM_WEB_GROUP "" CACHE STRING
     Leave empty to be the same as the web user")
 set(ZM_DIR_EVENTS "${ZM_CONTENTDIR}/events" CACHE PATH 
     "Location where events are recorded to, default: ZM_CONTENTDIR/events")
-set(ZM_DIR_IMAGES "${ZM_CONTENTDIR}/images" CACHE PATH
-    "Location where images, not directly associated with events,
-     are recorded to, default: ZM_CONTENTDIR/images")
 set(ZM_DIR_SOUNDS "sounds" CACHE PATH
     "Location to look for optional sound files, default: sounds")
 set(ZM_PATH_ZMS "/cgi-bin/nph-zms" CACHE PATH
@@ -225,7 +222,6 @@ if((ZM_TARGET_DISTRO MATCHES "^el") OR (ZM_TARGET_DISTRO MATCHES "^fc"))
 	set(ZM_WEBDIR "/usr/share/zoneminder/www")
 	set(ZM_CGIDIR "/usr/libexec/zoneminder/cgi-bin")
 	set(ZM_DIR_EVENTS "/var/lib/zoneminder/events")
-	set(ZM_DIR_IMAGES "/var/lib/zoneminder/images")
 	set(ZM_PATH_ZMS "/cgi-bin-zm/nph-zms")
 elseif(ZM_TARGET_DISTRO STREQUAL "OS13")
 	set(ZM_RUNDIR "/var/run/zoneminder")
diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index a837a516a..ecf7b909a 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ Possible configuration options:
 	ZM_WEB_USER		The user apache or the local web server runs on. Leave empty for automatic detection. If that fails, you can use this variable to force
 	ZM_WEB_GROUP		The group apache or the local web server runs on, Leave empty to be the same as the web user
         ZM_DIR_EVENTS           Location where events are recorded to, default: ZM_CONTENTDIR/events
-        ZM_DIR_IMAGES           Location where images, not directly associated with events, are recorded to, default: ZM_CONTENTDIR/images
         ZM_DIR_SOUNDS           Location to look for optional sound files, default: sounds
         ZM_PATH_ZMS             Web url to zms streaming server, default: /cgi-bin/nph-zms
 Advanced:
@@ -129,8 +128,8 @@ cmake -C zm_conf.cmake [extra options] .
 
 2) Run "make" to compile ZoneMinder
 3) Run "make install" (as root, or use sudo) to install ZoneMinder to your system.
-4) Depending on your configuration: If the DIR_EVENTS and DIR_IMAGES options are set to default (pointing to web directory/events and web directory/images), You will need to update the symlinks in the web directory to the correct folders. e.g. web directory/events should point to the real events directory, and likewise for the images directory.
-You can use the zmlinkcontent.sh script for this. For example, if /var/lib/zoneminder is the folder that contains the "images" and "events" directories, you can use:
+4) Depending on your configuration: If DIR_EVENTS is set to default, You will need to update the symlinks in the web directory to the correct folders. e.g. web directory/events should point to the real events directory.
+You can use the zmlinkcontent.sh script for this. For example, if /var/lib/zoneminder is the folder that contains the "events" directory, you can use:
 ./zmlinkcontent.sh /var/lib/zoneminder
 By default, the content directory for new installations is /var/lib/zoneminder. This can be overridden in cmake with the ZM_CONTENTDIR option. e.g. cmake -DZM_CONTENTDIR="/some/big/storage/zm" .
 
diff --git a/conf.d/01-system-paths.conf.in b/conf.d/01-system-paths.conf.in
index e97433ba2..e1aaf0bef 100644
--- a/conf.d/01-system-paths.conf.in
+++ b/conf.d/01-system-paths.conf.in
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@
 # The web account user must have full read/write permission to this folder.
 ZM_DIR_EVENTS=@ZM_DIR_EVENTS@
 
-# Full path to the folder images, not directly associated with events,
-# are recorded to.
-# The web account user must have full read/write permission to this folder.
-ZM_DIR_IMAGES=@ZM_DIR_IMAGES@
-
 # Foldername under the webroot where ZoneMinder looks for optional sound files
 # to play when an alarm is detected.
 ZM_DIR_SOUNDS=@ZM_DIR_SOUNDS@
diff --git a/distros/debian/rules b/distros/debian/rules
index fe725c2d0..6185838e0 100755
--- a/distros/debian/rules
+++ b/distros/debian/rules
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ override_dh_auto_configure:
                 -DZM_CONFIG_SUBDIR="/etc/zm/conf.d" \
 		-DZM_CONFIG_DIR="/etc/zm" \
                 -DZM_DIR_EVENTS="/var/cache/zoneminder/events"    \
-                -DZM_DIR_IMAGES="/var/cache/zoneminder/images"    \
                 -DZM_PATH_ZMS="/zm/cgi-bin/nph-zms"               
 
 override_dh_auto_install:
diff --git a/distros/redhat/CMakeLists.txt b/distros/redhat/CMakeLists.txt
index 06b0e8cbf..f1a1bc75b 100644
--- a/distros/redhat/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/distros/redhat/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ endif(ZM_TARGET_DISTRO MATCHES "^el")
 # Configure the common zoneminder files
 configure_file(common/zoneminder.logrotate.in ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/zoneminder.logrotate @ONLY)
 configure_file(common/zoneminder.service.in ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/zoneminder.service @ONLY)
-file(MAKE_DIRECTORY sock swap zoneminder zoneminder-upload events images temp)
+file(MAKE_DIRECTORY sock swap zoneminder zoneminder-upload events temp)
 
 # Configure the Apache zoneminder files
 configure_file(httpd/zm-httpd.conf.in ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/zm-httpd.conf @ONLY)
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ install(DIRECTORY zoneminder DESTINATION /var/log DIRECTORY_PERMISSIONS OWNER_WR
 install(DIRECTORY zoneminder DESTINATION /var/run DIRECTORY_PERMISSIONS OWNER_WRITE OWNER_READ OWNER_EXECUTE GROUP_READ GROUP_EXECUTE WORLD_READ WORLD_EXECUTE)
 install(DIRECTORY zoneminder DESTINATION /var/cache DIRECTORY_PERMISSIONS OWNER_WRITE OWNER_READ OWNER_EXECUTE GROUP_READ GROUP_EXECUTE WORLD_READ WORLD_EXECUTE)
 install(DIRECTORY zoneminder-upload DESTINATION /var/spool DIRECTORY_PERMISSIONS OWNER_WRITE OWNER_READ OWNER_EXECUTE GROUP_READ GROUP_EXECUTE WORLD_READ WORLD_EXECUTE)
-install(DIRECTORY events images temp DESTINATION /var/lib/zoneminder DIRECTORY_PERMISSIONS OWNER_WRITE OWNER_READ OWNER_EXECUTE GROUP_READ GROUP_EXECUTE WORLD_READ WORLD_EXECUTE)
+install(DIRECTORY events temp DESTINATION /var/lib/zoneminder DIRECTORY_PERMISSIONS OWNER_WRITE OWNER_READ OWNER_EXECUTE GROUP_READ GROUP_EXECUTE WORLD_READ WORLD_EXECUTE)
 
 # Install the Apache zoneminder files
 install(FILES zm-httpd.conf DESTINATION /usr/lib/systemd/system/zoneminder.service.d PERMISSIONS OWNER_WRITE OWNER_READ GROUP_READ WORLD_READ)
diff --git a/distros/redhat/httpd/zoneminder.httpd.tmpfiles.in b/distros/redhat/httpd/zoneminder.httpd.tmpfiles.in
index f24babdc6..b403fb24d 100644
--- a/distros/redhat/httpd/zoneminder.httpd.tmpfiles.in
+++ b/distros/redhat/httpd/zoneminder.httpd.tmpfiles.in
@@ -2,5 +2,4 @@ D @ZM_TMPDIR@ 0755 @WEB_USER@ @WEB_GROUP@
 D @ZM_SOCKDIR@ 0755 @WEB_USER@ @WEB_GROUP@
 D @ZM_CACHEDIR@ 0755 @WEB_USER@ @WEB_GROUP@
 d @ZM_DIR_EVENTS@ 0755 @WEB_USER@ @WEB_GROUP@
-D @ZM_DIR_IMAGES@ 0755 @WEB_USER@ @WEB_GROUP@
 
diff --git a/distros/redhat/nginx/zoneminder.nginx.tmpfiles.in b/distros/redhat/nginx/zoneminder.nginx.tmpfiles.in
index 1c581fcb9..502b817d8 100644
--- a/distros/redhat/nginx/zoneminder.nginx.tmpfiles.in
+++ b/distros/redhat/nginx/zoneminder.nginx.tmpfiles.in
@@ -2,5 +2,4 @@ D @ZM_TMPDIR@ 0755 nginx nginx
 D @ZM_SOCKDIR@ 0755 nginx nginx
 D @ZM_CACHEDIR@ 0755 nginx nginx
 d @ZM_DIR_EVENTS@ 0755 nginx nginx
-D @ZM_DIR_IMAGES@ 0755 nginx nginx
 
diff --git a/distros/redhat/zoneminder.spec b/distros/redhat/zoneminder.spec
index cbda079ca..8f30d6fee 100644
--- a/distros/redhat/zoneminder.spec
+++ b/distros/redhat/zoneminder.spec
@@ -377,7 +377,6 @@ EOF
 %{_tmpfilesdir}/zoneminder.httpd.tmpfiles.conf
 %dir %attr(755,%{zmuid_final},%{zmgid_final}) %{_sharedstatedir}/zoneminder
 %dir %attr(755,%{zmuid_final},%{zmgid_final}) %{_sharedstatedir}/zoneminder/events
-%dir %attr(755,%{zmuid_final},%{zmgid_final}) %{_sharedstatedir}/zoneminder/images
 %dir %attr(755,%{zmuid_final},%{zmgid_final}) %{_sharedstatedir}/zoneminder/sock
 %dir %attr(755,%{zmuid_final},%{zmgid_final}) %{_sharedstatedir}/zoneminder/swap
 %dir %attr(755,%{zmuid_final},%{zmgid_final}) %{_sharedstatedir}/zoneminder/temp
@@ -402,7 +401,6 @@ EOF
 %{_tmpfilesdir}/zoneminder.nginx.tmpfiles.conf
 %dir %attr(755,nginx,nginx) %{_sharedstatedir}/zoneminder
 %dir %attr(755,nginx,nginx) %{_sharedstatedir}/zoneminder/events
-%dir %attr(755,nginx,nginx) %{_sharedstatedir}/zoneminder/images
 %dir %attr(755,nginx,nginx) %{_sharedstatedir}/zoneminder/sock
 %dir %attr(755,nginx,nginx) %{_sharedstatedir}/zoneminder/swap
 %dir %attr(755,nginx,nginx) %{_sharedstatedir}/zoneminder/temp
diff --git a/distros/ubuntu1204/rules b/distros/ubuntu1204/rules
index f971e9cc3..20dd303f8 100755
--- a/distros/ubuntu1204/rules
+++ b/distros/ubuntu1204/rules
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ override_dh_auto_configure:
             -DZM_CGIDIR="/usr/lib/zoneminder/cgi-bin"         \
             -DZM_CACHEDIR="/var/cache/zoneminder/cache"       \
             -DZM_DIR_EVENTS="/var/cache/zoneminder/events"    \
-            -DZM_DIR_IMAGES="/var/cache/zoneminder/images"    \
             -DZM_PATH_ZMS="/zm/cgi-bin/nph-zms"               
 
 override_dh_clean:
diff --git a/distros/ubuntu1504_cmake_split_packages/rules b/distros/ubuntu1504_cmake_split_packages/rules
index 0eca4b511..f6169c495 100755
--- a/distros/ubuntu1504_cmake_split_packages/rules
+++ b/distros/ubuntu1504_cmake_split_packages/rules
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ override_dh_auto_configure:
                 -DZM_CONFIG_SUBDIR="/etc/zm/conf.d" \
 		-DZM_CONFIG_DIR="/etc/zm" \
                 -DZM_DIR_EVENTS="/var/cache/zoneminder/events"    \
-                -DZM_DIR_IMAGES="/var/cache/zoneminder/images"    \
                 -DZM_PATH_ZMS="/zm/cgi-bin/nph-zms"               
 
 override_dh_auto_test:
diff --git a/distros/ubuntu1604/rules b/distros/ubuntu1604/rules
index f0808a8e1..98b9ac0a2 100755
--- a/distros/ubuntu1604/rules
+++ b/distros/ubuntu1604/rules
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ override_dh_auto_configure:
             -DZM_CGIDIR="/usr/lib/zoneminder/cgi-bin"  \
             -DZM_CACHEDIR="/var/cache/zoneminder/cache"  \
             -DZM_DIR_EVENTS="/var/cache/zoneminder/events"    \
-            -DZM_DIR_IMAGES="/var/cache/zoneminder/images"    \
             -DZM_PATH_ZMS="/zm/cgi-bin/nph-zms"
 
 override_dh_clean:
diff --git a/docs/installationguide/dedicateddrive.rst b/docs/installationguide/dedicateddrive.rst
index f0dfadc28..6a7367b8b 100644
--- a/docs/installationguide/dedicateddrive.rst
+++ b/docs/installationguide/dedicateddrive.rst
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ Add the following content to the file and save your changes:
 ::
 
     ZM_DIR_EVENTS=/full/path/to/the/events/folder
-    ZM_DIR_IMAGES=/full/path/to/the/images/folder
 
 **Step 5:** Start ZoneMinder and inspect the ZoneMinder log files for errors.
 ::
diff --git a/docs/userguide/options/options_paths.rst b/docs/userguide/options/options_paths.rst
index 024998194..1d4911f70 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/options/options_paths.rst
+++ b/docs/userguide/options/options_paths.rst
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ ZM_DIR_EVENTS - This is the path to the events directory where all the event ima
 
 USE_DEEP_STORAGE - Traditionally ZoneMinder stores all events for a monitor in one directory for that monitor. This is simple and efficient except when you have very large amounts of events. Some filesystems are unable to store more than 32k files in one directory and even without this limitation, large numbers of files in a directory can slow creation and deletion of files. This option allows you to select an alternate method of storing events by year/month/day/hour/min/second which has the effect of separating events out into more directories, resulting in less per directory, and also making it easier to manually navigate to any events that may have happened at a particular time or date.
 
-DIR_IMAGES - ZoneMinder generates a myriad of images, mostly of which are associated with events. For those that aren't this is where they go. CAUTION: The directory you specify here cannot be outside the web root. This is a common mistake. Most users should never change this value. If you intend to save images to a second disk or network share, then you should mount the drive or share directly to the ZoneMinder images folder or follow the instructions in the ZoneMinder Wiki titled Using a dedicated Hard Drive.
-
 DIR_SOUNDS - ZoneMinder can optionally play a sound file when an alarm is detected. This indicates where to look for this file. CAUTION: The directory you specify here cannot be outside the web root. Most users should never change this value.
 
 PATH_ZMS - The ZoneMinder streaming server is required to send streamed images to your browser. It will be installed into the cgi-bin path given at configuration time. This option determines what the web path to the server is rather than the local path on your machine. Ordinarily the streaming server runs in parser-header mode however if you experience problems with streaming you can change this to non-parsed-header (nph) mode by changing 'zms' to 'nph-zms'.
diff --git a/scripts/zmaudit.pl.in b/scripts/zmaudit.pl.in
index fdb9d68ff..10917a729 100644
--- a/scripts/zmaudit.pl.in
+++ b/scripts/zmaudit.pl.in
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ use Time::HiRes qw/gettimeofday/;
 use Getopt::Long;
 use autouse 'Pod::Usage'=>qw(pod2usage);
 
-use constant IMAGE_PATH => $Config{ZM_PATH_WEB}.'/'.$Config{ZM_DIR_IMAGES};
 use constant EVENT_PATH => ($Config{ZM_DIR_EVENTS}=~m|/|)
                            ? $Config{ZM_DIR_EVENTS}
                            : ($Config{ZM_PATH_WEB}.'/'.$Config{ZM_DIR_EVENTS})
@@ -144,7 +143,8 @@ require ZoneMinder::Event;
 
 my $max_image_age = 6/24; # 6 hours
 my $max_swap_age = 24/24; # 24 hours
-my $image_path = IMAGE_PATH;
+# images now live under the event path
+my $image_path = EVENT_PATH;
 
 my $loop = 1;
 my $cleaned = 0;
diff --git a/src/zm_config.cpp b/src/zm_config.cpp
index 6d63be98b..f9e11e59b 100644
--- a/src/zm_config.cpp
+++ b/src/zm_config.cpp
@@ -176,8 +176,6 @@ void process_configfile( char* configFile) {
       staticConfig.SERVER_ID = atoi(val_ptr);
     else if ( strcasecmp( name_ptr, "ZM_DIR_EVENTS" ) == 0 )
       staticConfig.DIR_EVENTS = std::string(val_ptr);
-    else if ( strcasecmp( name_ptr, "ZM_DIR_IMAGES" ) == 0 )
-      staticConfig.DIR_IMAGES = std::string(val_ptr);
     else if ( strcasecmp( name_ptr, "ZM_DIR_SOUNDS" ) == 0 )
       staticConfig.DIR_SOUNDS = std::string(val_ptr);
     else if ( strcasecmp( name_ptr, "ZM_DIR_EXPORTS" ) == 0 )
diff --git a/src/zm_config.h.in b/src/zm_config.h.in
index 87a0f2db4..9831677f0 100644
--- a/src/zm_config.h.in
+++ b/src/zm_config.h.in
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ struct StaticConfig {
   std::string SERVER_NAME;
   unsigned int SERVER_ID;
   std::string DIR_EVENTS;
-  std::string DIR_IMAGES;
   std::string DIR_SOUNDS;
   std::string DIR_EXPORTS;
   std::string PATH_ZMS;
diff --git a/web/ajax/zone.php b/web/ajax/zone.php
index bfa77a922..12a68f681 100644
--- a/web/ajax/zone.php
+++ b/web/ajax/zone.php
@@ -9,37 +9,6 @@ elseif ( !isset($_REQUEST['zid']) )
     ajaxError( 'No zone id(s) supplied' );
 }
 
-if ( canView( 'Monitors' ) )
-{
-    switch ( $_REQUEST['action'] )
-    {
-        case "zoneImage" :
-        {
-            $wd = getcwd();
-            chdir( ZM_DIR_IMAGES );
-            $hiColor = '0x00ff00';
-
-            $command = getZmuCommand( " -m ".$_REQUEST['mid']." -z" );
-            if ( !isset($_REQUEST['zid']) )
-                $_REQUEST['zid'] = 0;
-            $command .= "'".$_REQUEST['zid'].' '.$hiColor.' '.$_REQUEST['coords']."'";
-            $status = exec( escapeshellcmd($command) );
-            chdir( $wd );
-
-            $monitor = dbFetchOne( 'SELECT * FROM Monitors WHERE Id = ?', NULL, array($_REQUEST['mid']) );
-            $points = coordsToPoints( $_REQUEST['coords'] );
-
-            ajaxResponse( array(
-                'zoneImage' => ZM_DIR_IMAGES.'/Zones'.$monitor['Id'].'.jpg?'.time(),
-                'selfIntersecting' => isSelfIntersecting( $points ),
-                'area' => getPolyArea( $points )
-            ) );
-
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 ajaxError( 'Unrecognised action or insufficient permissions' );
 
 ?>
diff --git a/web/api/app/Controller/Component/ImageComponent.php b/web/api/app/Controller/Component/ImageComponent.php
index fc967a2de..2033e0d8c 100644
--- a/web/api/app/Controller/Component/ImageComponent.php
+++ b/web/api/app/Controller/Component/ImageComponent.php
@@ -7,12 +7,10 @@ class ImageComponent extends Component {
 		
 		$captImage = sprintf( "%0".$config['ZM_EVENT_IMAGE_DIGITS']."d-capture.jpg", $frame['Frame']['FrameId'] );
 		$captPath = $eventPath.'/'.$captImage;
-		$thumbCaptPath = $config['ZM_DIR_IMAGES'].'/'.$event['Event']['Id'].'-'.$captImage;
 
 		$analImage = sprintf( "%0".$config['ZM_EVENT_IMAGE_DIGITS']."d-analyse.jpg", $frame['Frame']['FrameId'] );
 		$analPath = $eventPath.'/'.$analImage;
 		$analFile =  $config['ZM_DIR_EVENTS']."/".$analPath;
-		$thumbAnalPath = $config['ZM_DIR_IMAGES'].'/'.$event['Event']['Id'].'-'.$analImage;
 
 		$alarmFrame = $frame['Frame']['Type']=='Alarm';
 		
@@ -31,8 +29,8 @@ class ImageComponent extends Component {
 			    $fraction = sprintf( "%.3f", $scale/100 );
 			$scale = (int)round( $scale );
 			
-			$thumbCaptPath = preg_replace( "/\.jpg$/", "-$scale.jpg", $thumbCaptPath );
-			$thumbAnalPath = preg_replace( "/\.jpg$/", "-$scale.jpg", $thumbAnalPath );
+			$thumbCaptPath = preg_replace( "/\.jpg$/", "-$scale.jpg", $captPath );
+			$thumbAnalPath = preg_replace( "/\.jpg$/", "-$scale.jpg", $analPath );
 			
 			if ( $isAnalImage )
 			{
diff --git a/web/api/app/Controller/EventsController.php b/web/api/app/Controller/EventsController.php
index 1d9456cc4..cf8ca8f37 100644
--- a/web/api/app/Controller/EventsController.php
+++ b/web/api/app/Controller/EventsController.php
@@ -318,7 +318,6 @@ class EventsController extends AppController {
           'ZM_WEB_LIST_THUMB_WIDTH',
           'ZM_WEB_LIST_THUMB_HEIGHT',
           'ZM_EVENT_IMAGE_DIGITS',
-          'ZM_DIR_IMAGES',
           $thumbs,
           'ZM_DIR_EVENTS'
         )
diff --git a/web/api/app/Controller/ZonesController.php b/web/api/app/Controller/ZonesController.php
index 74a87f353..4d6564443 100644
--- a/web/api/app/Controller/ZonesController.php
+++ b/web/api/app/Controller/ZonesController.php
@@ -137,33 +137,4 @@ class ZonesController extends AppController {
       return $this->flash(__('The zone could not be deleted. Please, try again.'), array('action' => 'index'));
     }
   }
-
-  public function createZoneImage($id = null) {
-    $this->loadModel('Monitor');
-    $this->Monitor->id = $id;
-    if ( !$this->Monitor->exists() ) {
-      throw new NotFoundException(__('Invalid zone'));
-    }
-
-    $this->loadModel('Config');
-    $zm_dir_images = $this->Config->find('list', array(
-      'conditions' => array('Name' => 'ZM_DIR_IMAGES'),
-      'fields' => array('Name', 'Value')
-    ));
-
-    $zm_dir_images = $zm_dir_images['ZM_DIR_IMAGES'];
-    $zm_path_web = Configure::read('ZM_PATH_WEB');
-    $zm_path_bin = Configure::read('ZM_PATH_BIN');
-    $images_path = "$zm_path_web/$zm_dir_images";
-
-    chdir($images_path);
-
-    $command = escapeshellcmd("$zm_path_bin/zmu -z -m $id");
-    system($command, $status);
-
-    $this->set(array(
-      'status' => $status,
-      '_serialize' => array('status')
-    ));
-  }
 } // end class
diff --git a/web/index.php b/web/index.php
index bd80f1d89..2331809bc 100644
--- a/web/index.php
+++ b/web/index.php
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ $running = null;
 CORSHeaders();
 
 // Check for valid content dirs
-if ( !is_writable(ZM_DIR_EVENTS) || !is_writable(ZM_DIR_IMAGES) ) {
-  Warning("Cannot write to content dirs('".ZM_DIR_EVENTS."','".ZM_DIR_IMAGES."').  Check that these exist and are owned by the web account user");
+if ( !is_writable(ZM_DIR_EVENTS) ) {
+  Warning("Cannot write to event folder ".ZM_DIR_EVENTS.". Check that it exists and is owned by the web account user.");
 }
 
 # Globals
diff --git a/web/lang/ro_ro.php b/web/lang/ro_ro.php
index 1f2d17e2e..5526be753 100644
--- a/web/lang/ro_ro.php
+++ b/web/lang/ro_ro.php
@@ -882,10 +882,6 @@ $OLANG = array(
         'Prompt' => "Directorul în care sunt stocate evenimentele",
         'Help' => "Acesta este subdirectorul în care sunt salvate imaginile generate de evenimente şi alte fişiere. Implicit este un subdirector al directorului rădăcina zoneminder; dacă spaţiul nu vă permite puteţi să stocaţi imaginile pe altă partiţie, caz în care ar trebui să faceţi un link la subdirectorul implicit."
     ),
-    'DIR_IMAGES' => array(
-        'Prompt' => "Directorul în care sunt stocate imaginile",
-        'Help' => "ZoneMinder generează multe imagini, majoritate asociate cu evenimente. În acest director vor fi stocate imaginile neasociate evenimentelor."
-    ),
     'DIR_SOUNDS' => array(
         'Prompt' => "Directorul cu sunetele care pot fi folosite de ZoneMinder",
         'Help' => "ZoneMinder poate rula un sunet atunci când este detectată o alarmă. Acesta este directorul în care este stocat sunetul care va fi rulat."