diff --git a/deploy/selfhost/docker-compose.yml b/deploy/selfhost/docker-compose.yml
index 33a0f6673..945ebd3c7 100644
--- a/deploy/selfhost/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/deploy/selfhost/docker-compose.yml
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ x-app-env : &app-env
     - EMAIL_FROM=${EMAIL_FROM:-"Team Plane <team@mailer.plane.so>"}
     - EMAIL_USE_TLS=${EMAIL_USE_TLS:-1}
     - EMAIL_USE_SSL=${EMAIL_USE_SSL:-0}
-    - DEFAULT_EMAIL=${DEFAULT_EMAIL:-captain@plane.so}
-    - DEFAULT_PASSWORD=${DEFAULT_PASSWORD:-password123}
     # OPENAI SETTINGS
     - OPENAI_API_BASE=${OPENAI_API_BASE:-https://api.openai.com/v1}
     - OPENAI_API_KEY=${OPENAI_API_KEY:-"sk-"}
diff --git a/deploy/selfhost/variables.env b/deploy/selfhost/variables.env
index 1e507a54b..3ee92ae23 100644
--- a/deploy/selfhost/variables.env
+++ b/deploy/selfhost/variables.env
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ EMAIL_PORT=587
 EMAIL_FROM="Team Plane <team@mailer.plane.so>"
 EMAIL_USE_TLS=1
 EMAIL_USE_SSL=0
-DEFAULT_EMAIL=captain@plane.so
-DEFAULT_PASSWORD=password123
 
 # OPENAI SETTINGS
 OPENAI_API_BASE=https://api.openai.com/v1