diff --git a/api-server/src/server/boot/authentication.js b/api-server/src/server/boot/authentication.js
index e407cd4646..341f13d636 100644
--- a/api-server/src/server/boot/authentication.js
+++ b/api-server/src/server/boot/authentication.js
@@ -17,11 +17,6 @@ import { removeCookies } from '../utils/getSetAccessToken';
 import { decodeEmail } from '../../common/utils';
 import { getRedirectParams } from '../utils/redirection';
 
-const isSignUpDisabled = !!process.env.DISABLE_SIGNUP;
-if (isSignUpDisabled) {
-  console.log('fcc:boot:auth - Sign up is disabled');
-}
-
 const passwordlessGetValidators = [
   check('email')
     .isBase64()
diff --git a/api-server/src/server/index.js b/api-server/src/server/index.js
index d411ecf961..7d56e11474 100644
--- a/api-server/src/server/index.js
+++ b/api-server/src/server/index.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ const path = require('path');
 require('dotenv').config({ path: path.resolve(__dirname, '../../../.env') });
 
 const _ = require('lodash');
-const Rx = require('rx');
 const loopback = require('loopback');
 const boot = require('loopback-boot');
 const createDebugger = require('debug');
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ if (sentry.dns === 'dsn_from_sentry_dashboard') {
   log('Sentry initialized');
 }
 
-Rx.config.longStackSupport = process.env.NODE_DEBUG !== 'production';
 const app = loopback();
 
 app.set('state namespace', '__fcc__');