diff --git a/config/initializers/constants.rb b/config/initializers/constants.rb
index 89ed836..f6b070f 100644
--- a/config/initializers/constants.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/constants.rb
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ APPLICATION_IP_ADDRESS = '127.0.0.1'
 # domain for the API
 API_DOMAIN = 'http://127.0.0.1:3000/'
 
-# admin email addresses
-ADMIN_EMAILS = []
-
 # get api key from HTTP headers if this value is present
 HTTP_HEADER_API_KEY_NAME = 'THINGSPEAKAPIKEY'