diff --git a/db/dev_seeds/settings.rb b/db/dev_seeds/settings.rb
index 70b6574e2..1c0a9172b 100644
--- a/db/dev_seeds/settings.rb
+++ b/db/dev_seeds/settings.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 section "Creating Settings" do
+  Setting.reset_defaults
+
   Setting.create(key: "official_level_1_name",
                  value: I18n.t("seeds.settings.official_level_1_name"))
   Setting.create(key: "official_level_2_name",
@@ -9,13 +11,8 @@ section "Creating Settings" do
                  value: I18n.t("seeds.settings.official_level_4_name"))
   Setting.create(key: "official_level_5_name",
                  value: I18n.t("seeds.settings.official_level_5_name"))
-  Setting.create(key: "max_ratio_anon_votes_on_debates", value: "50")
-  Setting.create(key: "max_votes_for_debate_edit", value: "1000")
-  Setting.create(key: "max_votes_for_proposal_edit", value: "1000")
   Setting.create(key: "proposal_code_prefix", value: "MAD")
   Setting.create(key: "votes_for_proposal_success", value: "100")
-  Setting.create(key: "months_to_archive_proposals", value: "12")
-  Setting.create(key: "comments_body_max_length", value: "1000")
 
   Setting.create(key: "twitter_handle", value: "@consul_dev")
   Setting.create(key: "twitter_hashtag", value: "#consul_dev")
@@ -26,61 +23,15 @@ section "Creating Settings" do
   Setting.create(key: "url", value: "http://localhost:3000")
   Setting.create(key: "org_name", value: "CONSUL")
 
-  Setting.create(key: "process.debates", value: "true")
-  Setting.create(key: "process.proposals", value: "true")
-  Setting.create(key: "process.polls", value: "true")
-  Setting.create(key: "process.budgets", value: "true")
-  Setting.create(key: "process.legislation", value: "true")
-
   Setting.create(key: "feature.featured_proposals", value: "true")
 
-  Setting.create(key: "feature.twitter_login", value: "true")
-  Setting.create(key: "feature.facebook_login", value: "true")
-  Setting.create(key: "feature.google_login", value: "true")
-  Setting.create(key: "feature.signature_sheets", value: "true")
-  Setting.create(key: "feature.user.recommendations", value: "true")
-  Setting.create(key: "feature.user.recommendations_on_debates", value: "true")
-  Setting.create(key: "feature.user.recommendations_on_proposals", value: "true")
-  Setting.create(key: "feature.user.skip_verification", value: "true")
-  Setting.create(key: "feature.community", value: "true")
   Setting.create(key: "feature.map", value: "true")
-  Setting.create(key: "feature.allow_images", value: "true")
-  Setting.create(key: "feature.allow_attached_documents", value: "true")
-  Setting.create(key: "feature.public_stats", value: "true")
-  Setting.create(key: "feature.help_page", value: "true")
 
-  Setting.create(key: "html.per_page_code_head", value: "")
-  Setting.create(key: "html.per_page_code_body", value: "")
-
-  Setting.create(key: "comments_body_max_length", value: "1000")
   Setting.create(key: "mailer_from_name", value: "CONSUL")
   Setting.create(key: "mailer_from_address", value: "noreply@consul.dev")
   Setting.create(key: "meta_title", value: "CONSUL")
   Setting.create(key: "meta_description", value: "Citizen participation tool for an open, "\
                                                  "transparent and democratic government")
   Setting.create(key: "meta_keywords", value: "citizen participation, open government")
-  Setting.create(key: "min_age_to_participate", value: "16")
-  Setting.create(key: "map.latitude", value: 40.4332002)
-  Setting.create(key: "map.longitude", value: -3.7009591)
-  Setting.create(key: "map.zoom", value: 10)
-
-  Setting.create(key: "featured_proposals_number", value: 3)
   Setting.create(key: "proposal_notification_minimum_interval_in_days", value: 0)
-  Setting.create(key: "direct_message_max_per_day", value: 3)
-
-  Setting.create(key: "related_content_score_threshold", value: -0.3)
-  Setting.create(key: "hot_score_period_in_days", value: 31)
-
-  Setting.create(key: "homepage.widgets.feeds.proposals", value: "true")
-  Setting.create(key: "homepage.widgets.feeds.debates", value: "true")
-  Setting.create(key: "homepage.widgets.feeds.processes", value: "true")
-
-  Setting.create(key: "proposals.successful_proposal_id", value: nil)
-  Setting.create(key: "proposals.poll_short_title", value: nil)
-  Setting.create(key: "proposals.poll_description", value: nil)
-  Setting.create(key: "proposals.poll_link", value: nil)
-  Setting.create(key: "proposals.email_short_title", value: nil)
-  Setting.create(key: "proposals.email_description", value: nil)
-
-  Setting.create(key: "dashboard.emails", value: nil)
 end