diff --git a/spec/example_app/config/environments/development.rb b/spec/example_app/config/environments/development.rb
index 683835e3b8..29a737614e 100644
--- a/spec/example_app/config/environments/development.rb
+++ b/spec/example_app/config/environments/development.rb
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
   config.consider_all_requests_local       = true
   config.action_controller.perform_caching = false
 
-  # Don't care if the mailer can't send.
-  config.action_mailer.raise_delivery_errors = true
-
   # Print deprecation notices to the Rails logger.
   config.active_support.deprecation = :log
 
@@ -38,6 +35,4 @@
 
   # Raises error for missing translations
   config.action_view.raise_on_missing_translations = true
-
-  config.action_mailer.default_url_options = { host: "localhost:3000" }
 end
diff --git a/spec/example_app/config/environments/staging.rb b/spec/example_app/config/environments/staging.rb
index d0e0f88c6e..d89e30cf11 100644
--- a/spec/example_app/config/environments/staging.rb
+++ b/spec/example_app/config/environments/staging.rb
@@ -1,11 +1 @@
 require_relative "production"
-
-Mail.register_interceptor(
-  RecipientInterceptor.new(ENV.fetch("EMAIL_RECIPIENTS"))
-)
-
-Rails.application.configure do
-  # ...
-
-  config.action_mailer.default_url_options = { host: ENV.fetch("HOST") }
-end