diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2f62109e0..054091417 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ brew install imagemagick
 # install ruby dependencies
 bundle
 
-# copy database config
+# copy config
 cp shared/config/database.yml config/database.yml
+cp shared/config/application.yml config/application.yml
 
 # copy frontend env file
 cp .env.sample .env
diff --git a/config/application.yml b/config/application.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 027d5a9fc..000000000
--- a/config/application.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-#pusher
-
-pusher_app_id: ''
-pusher_key: ''
-pusher_secret: ''
-pusher_cluster: ''
-
-#fb app
-fb_verify_token: ''
-fb_app_secret: ''
-fb_app_id: ''
-
-#ses
-
-ses_address:
-ses_username:
-ses_password:
-
-#misc
-frontend_url: ''
-
-#s3
-
-S3_BUCKET_NAME: ''
-AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID:
-AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY:
-AWS_REGION: ''
-
-
-#chargebee
-CHARGEBEE_API_KEY: ''
-CHARGEBEE_SITE: ''
-
-#sentry
-SENTRY_DSN: ''