diff --git a/db/fixtures/990_settings.rb b/db/fixtures/990_settings.rb
index c64d9fbc205..d8cf8d88010 100644
--- a/db/fixtures/990_settings.rb
+++ b/db/fixtures/990_settings.rb
@@ -1,14 +1,3 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-if SiteSetting.notification_email == SiteSetting.defaults[:notification_email]
-  # don't crash for invalid hostname, which is possible in dev
-  begin
-    SiteSetting.notification_email = "noreply@#{Discourse.current_hostname}"
-  rescue Discourse::InvalidParameters
-    if Rails.env.production?
-      STDERR.puts "WARNING: Discourse hostname: #{Discourse.current_hostname} is not a valid domain for emails!"
-    end
-  end
-end
-
 SiteSetting.api_key_last_used_epoch = Time.now if SiteSetting.api_key_last_used_epoch.blank?