diff --git a/lib/cybele/helpers/mailer.rb b/lib/cybele/helpers/mailer.rb
index 9b60172..01aeff4 100644
--- a/lib/cybele/helpers/mailer.rb
+++ b/lib/cybele/helpers/mailer.rb
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ def configure_action_mailer
       end
 
       def configure_smtp
-        copy_file 'config/settings/production.yml', 'config/settings/production.yml'
-        copy_file 'config/settings/staging.yml', 'config/settings/staging.yml'
         configure_environment 'staging',
                               template_content('recipient_interceptor/recipient_interceptor_staging.rb.erb')
         configure_environment 'production', template_content('mailer/smtp.rb.erb')
diff --git a/templates/config/settings/production.yml b/templates/config/settings/production.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/templates/config/settings/staging.yml b/templates/config/settings/staging.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000