diff --git a/docker-compose/gitea/.env.example b/docker-compose/gitea/.env.example
index ce0c6c16..2a6bc0e0 100644
--- a/docker-compose/gitea/.env.example
+++ b/docker-compose/gitea/.env.example
@@ -1,16 +1,8 @@
 # Environment Variable Example File
 # ---
-
 # Add internal database credentials here...
 # POSTGRES_HOST     = "your-database-host"
 # POSTGRES_PORT     = "your-database-port"
 POSTGRES_DB       = "your-database-name"  
 POSTGRES_USER     = "your-database-user"
 POSTGRES_PASSWORD = "your-database-password"
-
-# Add mailer credentials here...
-MAILER_FROM       = "your-mailer-from-address"
-MAILER_SMTP_ADDR  = "your-mailer-smtp"
-MAILER_SMTP_PORT  = "your-mailer-smtp-port"
-MAILER_USER       = "your-mailer-user"
-MAILER_PASSWORD   = "your-mailer-password"
diff --git a/docker-compose/gitea/compose.yaml b/docker-compose/gitea/compose.yaml
index 4d49906e..3af44cd0 100644
--- a/docker-compose/gitea/compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose/gitea/compose.yaml
@@ -24,15 +24,6 @@ services:
       # -- (Optional) Change your server settings here...
       - GITEA__server__SSH_PORT=2221  # <-- (Optional) Replace with your desired SSH port
       - GITEA__server__ROOT_URL=http://your-fqdn  # <-- Replace with your FQDN
-      # --> (Optional) Change mailer settings here...
-      # - GITEA__mailer__ENABLED=true
-      # - GITEA__mailer__FROM=${MAILER_FROM:?MAILER_FROM not set}
-      # - GITEA__mailer__PROTOCOL=smtps
-      # - GITEA__mailer__SMTP_ADDR=${MAILER_SMTP_ADDR:?MAILER_SMTP_ADDR not set}
-      # - GITEA__mailer__SMTP_PORT=${MAILER_SMTP_PORT:?MAILER_SMTP_PORT not set}
-      # - GITEA__mailer__USER=${MAILER_USER:-apikey}
-      # - GITEA__mailer__PASSWD="""${MAILER_PASSWORD:?MAILER_PASSWORD not set}"""
-      # <--
     # --> (Optional) When using traefik...
     # networks:
     #   - frontend