diff --git a/app.json b/app.json
index b0e60fbc..83f8c4c4 100644
--- a/app.json
+++ b/app.json
@@ -26,22 +26,6 @@
 			"description": "Which mailer provider are you using? (i.e. SparkPost, Mandrill, etc)",
 			"value": "Sparkpost",
 			"required": true
-		},
-		"ADMIN_EMAIL": {
-			"description": "Email of the default admin account",
-			"required": true
-		},
-		"ADMIN_USERNAME": {
-			"description": "Username of the default admin account",
-			"required": true
-		},
-		"ADMIN_PASSWORD": {
-			"description": "Password of the default admin account",
-			"required": true
 		}
-	},
-	"scripts": {
-    "predeploy": "grunt build",
-    "postdeploy": "node scripts/create_admin.js"
-  }
+	}
 }