diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5a271ae9..e6122da8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 __pycache__/
 db.sqlite3
 *.sw*
-.env
 *.pyc
 venv/
-venv3/
+
diff --git a/src/bornhack/environment_settings.py b/src/bornhack/environment_settings.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 66f78794..00000000
--- a/src/bornhack/environment_settings.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-# make this a long 100+ chars random string
-SECRET_KEY = 'secret'
-
-# debug settings - remember to set allowed_hosts if debug is disabled
-DEBUG = True
-ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['localhost', '127.0.0.1']
-
-# Database settings
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.10/ref/settings/#databases
-DATABASES = {
-    'default': {
-        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2',
-        'NAME': 'bornhackdb',
-        'USER': 'bornhack',
-        'PASSWORD': 'bornhack',
-        'HOST': '127.0.0.1',
-    },
-}
-
-### changes below here are only needed for production
-
-# email settings
-EMAIL_HOST='mailhost.example.com'
-EMAIL_PORT=587
-EMAIL_HOST_USER='mymailuser'
-EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD='mymailpassword'
-EMAIL_USE_TLS=True
-DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL='noreply@example.com'
-ARCHIVE_EMAIL='archive@example.com'
-
-ADMINS=(
-    ('sysadm', 'sysadm@example.com')
-)
-
-# misc settings
-TIME_ZONE='Europe/Copenhagen'
-MEDIA_ROOT='/path/to/media/root/outside/django/root/'
-PDF_ARCHIVE_PATH='/usr/local/www/pdf_archive/'
-
-# PSP settings
-EPAY_MERCHANT_NUMBER=123
-EPAY_MD5_SECRET='abc'
-COINIFY_API_KEY='123'
-COINIFY_API_SECRET='123'
-COINIFY_IPN_SECRET='123'
-
-# shop settings
-PDF_LETTERHEAD_FILENAME='letterhead.pdf'
-BANKACCOUNT_IBAN='123'
-BANKACCOUNT_SWIFTBIC='123'
-BANKACCOUNT_REG='123'
-BANKACCOUNT_ACCOUNT='123'
-
-# schedule settings
-SCHEDULE_MIDNIGHT_OFFSET_HOURS=6
-SCHEDULE_TIMESLOT_LENGTH_MINUTES=30
-
-# irc bot settings
-IRCBOT_CHECK_MESSAGE_INTERVAL_SECONDS=60
-IRCBOT_NICK='BornHack'
-IRCBOT_SCHEDULE_ANNOUNCE_CHANNEL='#test'
-IRCBOT_SERVER_HOSTNAME='ircd.tyknet.dk'
-IRCBOT_SERVER_PORT=6697
-IRCBOT_SERVER_USETLS=True
-