diff --git a/db/fixtures/990_settings.rb b/db/fixtures/990_settings.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 6f21e58813..0000000000
--- a/db/fixtures/990_settings.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-# 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