diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bca129da03..c519f47471 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 ehthumbs.db
 Icon?
 Thumbs.db
+config/env/local.js
 
 # Node and related ecosystem
 # ==========================
diff --git a/config/env/local.js b/config/env/local.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 7015630f6e..0000000000
--- a/config/env/local.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-'use strict';
-
-// This local.js file is for local development only, and it doesn't get committed to the repository.
-// Use this file for your api keys, secrets, etc which you don't want to commit to 
-
-module.exports = {
-	db: {
-		uri: 'mongodb://localhost/local-dev',
-		options: {
-			user: '',
-			pass: ''
-		}
-	},
-	log: {
-		// Can specify one of 'combined', 'common', 'dev', 'short', 'tiny'
-		format: 'dev',
-		// Stream defaults to process.stdout
-		// Uncomment to enable logging to a log on the file system
-		options: {
-			//stream: 'access.log'
-		}
-	},
-	facebook: {
-		clientID: process.env.FACEBOOK_ID || 'APP_ID',
-		clientSecret: process.env.FACEBOOK_SECRET || 'APP_SECRET',
-		callbackURL: '/auth/facebook/callback'
-	},
-	twitter: {
-		clientID: process.env.TWITTER_KEY || 'CONSUMER_KEY',
-		clientSecret: process.env.TWITTER_SECRET || 'CONSUMER_SECRET',
-		callbackURL: '/auth/twitter/callback'
-	},
-	google: {
-		clientID: process.env.GOOGLE_ID || 'APP_ID',
-		clientSecret: process.env.GOOGLE_SECRET || 'APP_SECRET',
-		callbackURL: '/auth/google/callback'
-	},
-	linkedin: {
-		clientID: process.env.LINKEDIN_ID || 'APP_ID',
-		clientSecret: process.env.LINKEDIN_SECRET || 'APP_SECRET',
-		callbackURL: '/auth/linkedin/callback'
-	},
-	github: {
-		clientID: process.env.GITHUB_ID || 'APP_ID',
-		clientSecret: process.env.GITHUB_SECRET || 'APP_SECRET',
-		callbackURL: '/auth/github/callback'
-	},
-	mailer: {
-		from: process.env.MAILER_FROM || 'MAILER_FROM',
-		options: {
-			service: process.env.MAILER_SERVICE_PROVIDER || 'MAILER_SERVICE_PROVIDER',
-			auth: {
-				user: process.env.MAILER_EMAIL_ID || 'MAILER_EMAIL_ID',
-				pass: process.env.MAILER_PASSWORD || 'MAILER_PASSWORD'
-			}
-		}
-	}
-};