diff --git a/manifest.yml.j2 b/manifest.yml.j2
index 42f052ead..ca066ea47 100644
--- a/manifest.yml.j2
+++ b/manifest.yml.j2
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@
   'notify-api-sms-receipts': {
     'NOTIFY_APP_NAME': 'api',
     'disk_quota': '2G',
-    'additional_env_vars': {
-      'STATSD_HOST': None
-    },
     'routes': {
       'preview': ['api.notify.works/notifications/sms/mmg', 'api.notify.works/notifications/sms/firetext'],
       'staging': ['api.staging-notify.works/notifications/sms/mmg', 'api.staging-notify.works/notifications/sms/firetext'],