diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 8f6ed69a67..85d6221b3c 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -66,18 +66,6 @@ REDIS_PASSWORD=null
 REDIS_PORT=6379
 REDIS_DB="0" # always use quotes
 REDIS_CACHE_DB="1"
-# You can configure another file storage backend if you cannot use the local storage option.
-# To set this up, fill in the following variables. The upload path is used to store uploaded
-# files and the export path is to store exported data (before download).
-SFTP_HOST=
-SFTP_PORT=
-SFTP_UPLOAD_PATH=
-SFTP_EXPORT_PATH=
-
-# SFTP uses either the username/password combination or the private key to authenticate.
-SFTP_USERNAME=
-SFTP_PASSWORD=
-SFTP_PRIV_KEY=
 
 # Cookie settings. Should not be necessary to change these.
 COOKIE_PATH="/"