diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/forgejo/templates/values.yaml.j2 b/roles/openshift-apps/forgejo/templates/values.yaml.j2
index d282249a84..7f361b5a44 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/forgejo/templates/values.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/forgejo/templates/values.yaml.j2
@@ -566,9 +566,6 @@ gitea:
       DEFAULT_USER_VISIBILITY: public
       ALLOWED_USER_VISIBILITY_MODES: public
       DEFAULT_KEEP_EMAIL_PRIVATE: true
-      {% if env == "staging" %}
-      ENABLE_NOTIFY_MAIL: true
-      {% endif %}
 
     ## @param gitea.config.ssh.minimum_key_sizes SSH minimum key sizes
     ssh.minimum_key_sizes: {}
@@ -577,15 +574,7 @@ gitea:
     webhook: {}
 
     ## @param gitea.config.mailer Mailer configuration (disabled by default)
-    {% if env == "staging" %}
-    mailer:
-      ENABLED = true
-      FROM = forge@fedoraproject.org
-      PROTOCOL = smtp
-      SMTP_ADDR = bastion.fedoraproject.org
-    {% else %}
     mailer: {}
-    {% endif %}
 
     ## @param gitea.config.email.incoming Configuration for handling incoming mail (disabled by default)
     email.incoming: {}