diff --git a/ansible/pre-deploy.yml b/ansible/pre-deploy.yml
index a24a35f..ce99bdb 100644
--- a/ansible/pre-deploy.yml
+++ b/ansible/pre-deploy.yml
@@ -55,26 +55,7 @@
         owner: dokku
         group: dokku
       with_items:
-        - /var/lib/gitea/gitea/
-        - /var/lib/gitea/gitea/conf
-      become: true
-
-    - name: Copy over app.ini gitea configuration
-      vars:
-        DISABLE_REGISTRATION: "true"
-        ENABLE_OPENID_SIGNIN: "true"
-        ENABLE_OPENID_SIGNUP: "false"
-        INTERNAL_TOKEN: "{{ internal_token }}"
-        JWT_SECRET: "{{ jwt_secret }}"
-        REQUIRE_SIGNIN_VIEW: "false"
-        ALLOW_ONLY_EXTERNAL_REGISTRATION: "true"
-        RUN_MODE: "prod"
-        SECRET_KEY: "{{ secret_key }}"
-      template:
-        src: app.ini.j2
-        dest: /var/lib/gitea/gitea/conf/app.ini
-        owner: dokku
-        group: dokku
+        - /var/lib/gitea
       become: true
 
     - name: Specify docker volume mounts
diff --git a/ansible/templates/app.ini.j2 b/ansible/templates/app.ini.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index fc25638..0000000
--- a/ansible/templates/app.ini.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-APP_NAME = Gitea: Git with a cup of tea
-RUN_MODE = {{ RUN_MODE }}
-
-[repository]
-ROOT = /data/git/repositories
-
-[repository.local]
-LOCAL_COPY_PATH = /data/gitea/tmp/local-repo
-
-[repository.upload]
-TEMP_PATH = /data/gitea/uploads
-
-[server]
-APP_DATA_PATH    = /data/gitea
-SSH_DOMAIN       = localhost
-HTTP_PORT        = 3000
-ROOT_URL         =
-DISABLE_SSH      = false
-SSH_PORT         = 22
-SSH_LISTEN_PORT  = 22
-LFS_START_SERVER = false
-LFS_CONTENT_PATH = /data/git/lfs
-
-[database]
-PATH    = /data/gitea/gitea.db
-DB_TYPE = sqlite3
-
-[indexer]
-ISSUE_INDEXER_PATH = /data/gitea/indexers/issues.bleve
-
-[session]
-PROVIDER_CONFIG = /data/gitea/sessions
-
-[picture]
-AVATAR_UPLOAD_PATH            = /data/gitea/avatars
-REPOSITORY_AVATAR_UPLOAD_PATH = /data/gitea/repo-avatars
-
-[attachment]
-PATH = /data/gitea/attachments
-
-[log]
-ROOT_PATH = /data/gitea/log
-
-[security]
-INSTALL_LOCK   = true
-SECRET_KEY     = {{ SECRET_KEY }}
-INTERNAL_TOKEN = {{ INTERNAL_TOKEN }}
-
-[service]
-ALLOW_ONLY_EXTERNAL_REGISTRATION = {{ ALLOW_ONLY_EXTERNAL_REGISTRATION }}
-DISABLE_REGISTRATION = {{ DISABLE_REGISTRATION }}
-REQUIRE_SIGNIN_VIEW  = {{ REQUIRE_SIGNIN_VIEW }}
-
-[oauth2]
-JWT_SECRET = {{ JWT_SECRET }}
-
-[openid]
-ENABLE_OPENID_SIGNIN = {{ ENABLE_OPENID_SIGNIN }}
-ENABLE_OPENID_SIGNUP = {{ ENABLE_OPENID_SIGNUP }}