diff --git a/config/deploy/preproduction.rb b/config/deploy/preproduction.rb
index f7b2ade9f..1d282d1cf 100644
--- a/config/deploy/preproduction.rb
+++ b/config/deploy/preproduction.rb
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ set :server_name, deploysecret(:server_name)
 set :db_server, deploysecret(:db_server)
 set :branch, ENV["branch"] || :master
 set :ssh_options, port: deploysecret(:ssh_port)
-set :stage, :preproduction
-set :rails_env, :preproduction
 
 server deploysecret(:server1), user: deploysecret(:user), roles: %w[web app db importer cron background]
 server deploysecret(:server2), user: deploysecret(:user), roles: %w[web app db importer]
diff --git a/config/deploy/production.rb b/config/deploy/production.rb
index 6f1524a8c..c9fc15c3c 100644
--- a/config/deploy/production.rb
+++ b/config/deploy/production.rb
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ set :server_name, deploysecret(:server_name)
 set :db_server, deploysecret(:db_server)
 set :branch, :master
 set :ssh_options, port: deploysecret(:ssh_port)
-set :stage, :production
-set :rails_env, :production
 
 server deploysecret(:server1), user: deploysecret(:user), roles: %w[web app db importer cron background]
 #server deploysecret(:server2), user: deploysecret(:user), roles: %w(web app db importer cron background)
diff --git a/config/deploy/staging.rb b/config/deploy/staging.rb
index fe873d00e..faf3f9d1b 100644
--- a/config/deploy/staging.rb
+++ b/config/deploy/staging.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,5 @@ set :server_name, deploysecret(:server_name)
 set :db_server, deploysecret(:db_server)
 set :branch, ENV["branch"] || :master
 set :ssh_options, port: deploysecret(:ssh_port)
-set :stage, :staging
-set :rails_env, :staging
 
 server deploysecret(:server), user: deploysecret(:user), roles: %w[web app db importer cron]