diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index 945a13497..4ce430175 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ def create_app(config_name):
 
     application.config['NOTIFY_ADMIN_ENVIRONMENT'] = config_name
     application.config.from_object(configs[config_name])
-    if 'FLASK_CONFIG' in os.environ:
-        application.config.from_envvar('FLASK_CONFIG')
     db.init_app(application)
     init_app(application)
     init_csrf(application)