diff --git a/daemon/src/account.cpp b/daemon/src/account.cpp
index 80479a3245d3c0d1155d69f2233f70e96c47ab88..c6b107ed4b50049ac6ff4df8658c02b09999b1cc 100644
--- a/daemon/src/account.cpp
+++ b/daemon/src/account.cpp
@@ -67,14 +67,13 @@ using std::string;
 using std::vector;
 
 
-Account::Account(const string &accountID, const string &type) :
+Account::Account(const string &accountID) :
     accountID_(accountID)
     , username_()
     , hostname_()
     , alias_()
     , enabled_(true)
     , autoAnswerEnabled_(false)
-    , type_(type)
     , registrationState_(UNREGISTERED)
     , audioCodecList_()
     , videoCodecList_()
diff --git a/daemon/src/account.h b/daemon/src/account.h
index 4f636a7729dffd4be8f6aeda5726f71625c2c69d..71bf9c0bf7ea0e69bff1318af43f68804990aee0 100644
--- a/daemon/src/account.h
+++ b/daemon/src/account.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class Account : public Serializable {
 
     public:
 
-        Account(const std::string& accountID, const std::string &type);
+        Account(const std::string& accountID);
 
         /**
          * Virtual destructor
@@ -252,12 +252,6 @@ class Account : public Serializable {
         /* If true, automatically answer calls to this account */
         bool autoAnswerEnabled_;
 
-        /*
-         * The account type
-         * IAX2 or SIP
-         */
-        std::string type_;
-
         /*
          * The general, protocol neutral registration
          * state of the account
diff --git a/daemon/src/iax/iaxaccount.cpp b/daemon/src/iax/iaxaccount.cpp
index e27d4f7504825ab0e2590d33ba40145c9a8511e3..6010d3b4ee9cfcbd63f5d4e1d3fb1d9a08e7a892 100644
--- a/daemon/src/iax/iaxaccount.cpp
+++ b/daemon/src/iax/iaxaccount.cpp
@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@
 #include "config/yamlnode.h"
 #include "config/yamlemitter.h"
 
+const char * const IAXAccount::ACCOUNT_TYPE = "IAX";
+
 IAXAccount::IAXAccount(const std::string& accountID)
-    : Account(accountID, "iax2"), password_(), link_(accountID)
+    : Account(accountID), password_(), link_(accountID)
 {}
 
 void IAXAccount::serialize(Conf::YamlEmitter &emitter)
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ void IAXAccount::serialize(Conf::YamlEmitter &emitter)
     Conf::ScalarNode alias(alias_);
     Conf::ScalarNode hostname(hostname_);
     Conf::ScalarNode enable(enabled_);
-    Conf::ScalarNode type(type_);
+    Conf::ScalarNode type(ACCOUNT_TYPE);
     Conf::ScalarNode mailbox(mailBox_);
 
     Conf::ScalarNode codecs(audioCodecStr_);
@@ -85,7 +87,6 @@ void IAXAccount::serialize(Conf::YamlEmitter &emitter)
 void IAXAccount::unserialize(const Conf::YamlNode &map)
 {
     map.getValue(ALIAS_KEY, &alias_);
-    map.getValue(TYPE_KEY,  &type_);
     map.getValue(USERNAME_KEY, &username_);
     map.getValue(PASSWORD_KEY, &password_);
     map.getValue(HOSTNAME_KEY, &hostname_);
@@ -102,7 +103,6 @@ void IAXAccount::setAccountDetails(std::map<std::string, std::string> details)
 {
     // Account setting common to SIP and IAX
     alias_ = details[CONFIG_ACCOUNT_ALIAS];
-    type_ = details[CONFIG_ACCOUNT_TYPE];
     username_ = details[CONFIG_ACCOUNT_USERNAME];
     hostname_ = details[CONFIG_ACCOUNT_HOSTNAME];
     password_ = details[CONFIG_ACCOUNT_PASSWORD];
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ std::map<std::string, std::string> IAXAccount::getAccountDetails() const
     a[CONFIG_ACCOUNT_ID] = accountID_;
     a[CONFIG_ACCOUNT_ALIAS] = alias_;
     a[CONFIG_ACCOUNT_ENABLE] = enabled_ ? "true" : "false";
-    a[CONFIG_ACCOUNT_TYPE] = type_;
+    a[CONFIG_ACCOUNT_TYPE] = ACCOUNT_TYPE;
     a[CONFIG_ACCOUNT_HOSTNAME] = hostname_;
     a[CONFIG_ACCOUNT_USERNAME] = username_;
     a[CONFIG_ACCOUNT_PASSWORD] = password_;
diff --git a/daemon/src/iax/iaxaccount.h b/daemon/src/iax/iaxaccount.h
index aa0a8f15345fdbf77a2b1f508aca46fb0e76010c..d5fbb71108da783100affa9cf3096de84a0dac00 100644
--- a/daemon/src/iax/iaxaccount.h
+++ b/daemon/src/iax/iaxaccount.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ class IAXAccount : public Account {
         std::string password_;
         IAXVoIPLink link_;
         virtual VoIPLink* getVoIPLink();
+        static const char * const ACCOUNT_TYPE;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/daemon/src/sip/sipaccount.cpp b/daemon/src/sip/sipaccount.cpp
index 195b7c11bf3d942326259dc198c1f3ff0aeac06d..0101dc188505d79794264a5b4d4db05e350f145a 100644
--- a/daemon/src/sip/sipaccount.cpp
+++ b/daemon/src/sip/sipaccount.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 const char * const SIPAccount::IP2IP_PROFILE = "IP2IP";
 const char * const SIPAccount::OVERRTP_STR = "overrtp";
 const char * const SIPAccount::SIPINFO_STR = "sipinfo";
+const char * const SIPAccount::ACCOUNT_TYPE = "SIP";
 
 namespace {
     const int MIN_REGISTRATION_TIME = 60;
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ namespace {
 }
 
 SIPAccount::SIPAccount(const std::string& accountID)
-    : Account(accountID, "SIP")
+    : Account(accountID)
     , transport_(NULL)
     , credentials_()
     , regc_(NULL)
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ void SIPAccount::serialize(Conf::YamlEmitter &emitter)
     ScalarNode hostname(Account::hostname_);
     ScalarNode enable(enabled_);
     ScalarNode autoAnswer(autoAnswerEnabled_);
-    ScalarNode type(Account::type_);
+    ScalarNode type(ACCOUNT_TYPE);
     std::stringstream registrationExpireStr;
     registrationExpireStr << registrationExpire_;
     ScalarNode expire(registrationExpireStr.str());
@@ -310,7 +311,6 @@ void SIPAccount::unserialize(const Conf::YamlNode &mapNode)
     using std::string;
 
     mapNode.getValue(ALIAS_KEY, &alias_);
-    mapNode.getValue(TYPE_KEY, &type_);
     mapNode.getValue(USERNAME_KEY, &username_);
     if (not isIP2IP()) mapNode.getValue(HOSTNAME_KEY, &hostname_);
     mapNode.getValue(ACCOUNT_ENABLE_KEY, &enabled_);
@@ -469,7 +469,6 @@ void SIPAccount::setAccountDetails(std::map<std::string, std::string> details)
 {
     // Account setting common to SIP and IAX
     alias_ = details[CONFIG_ACCOUNT_ALIAS];
-    type_ = details[CONFIG_ACCOUNT_TYPE];
     username_ = details[CONFIG_ACCOUNT_USERNAME];
     hostname_ = details[CONFIG_ACCOUNT_HOSTNAME];
     enabled_ = details[CONFIG_ACCOUNT_ENABLE] == TRUE_STR;
@@ -548,7 +547,7 @@ std::map<std::string, std::string> SIPAccount::getAccountDetails() const
 
     a[CONFIG_ACCOUNT_ENABLE] = enabled_ ? TRUE_STR : FALSE_STR;
     a[CONFIG_ACCOUNT_AUTOANSWER]= autoAnswerEnabled_ ? TRUE_STR : FALSE_STR;
-    a[CONFIG_ACCOUNT_TYPE] = type_;
+    a[CONFIG_ACCOUNT_TYPE] = ACCOUNT_TYPE;
     a[CONFIG_ACCOUNT_HOSTNAME] = hostname_;
     a[CONFIG_ACCOUNT_USERNAME] = username_;
 
diff --git a/daemon/src/sip/sipaccount.h b/daemon/src/sip/sipaccount.h
index a8160c219fbe141efbf3755e7b32de9315787434..e837b048e49405324d478652d3ff1a2244a80692 100644
--- a/daemon/src/sip/sipaccount.h
+++ b/daemon/src/sip/sipaccount.h
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ class SIPAccount : public Account {
         static const char * const IP2IP_PROFILE;
         static const char * const OVERRTP_STR;
         static const char * const SIPINFO_STR;
+        static const char * const ACCOUNT_TYPE;
 
         /**
          * Constructor