diff --git a/servers/cu/.env.example b/servers/cu/.env.example
index d3cc4133e..7c6aacad0 100644
--- a/servers/cu/.env.example
+++ b/servers/cu/.env.example
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
 NODE_CONFIG_ENV="development"
-NODE_HEAPDUMP_OPTIONS="nosignal"
 DEBUG=*
-
 WALLET="*****"
-
-# If you want to use a CouchDB, then use these env vars instead
-# they are stubbeed to point to a locally running CouchDB, as if you used the image in `./.couchdb`
-# DB_MODE="remote"
-# DB_URL="http://admin:password@127.0.0.1:5984/ao-cache"