diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index ea1f4a320728..e9d4cec8ed9a 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -28,15 +28,6 @@ REDIS_HOST=127.0.0.1
 REDIS_PASSWORD=null
 REDIS_PORT=6379
 
-MAIL_MAILER=smtp
-MAIL_HOST=smtp.mailtrap.io
-MAIL_PORT=2525
-MAIL_USERNAME=null
-MAIL_PASSWORD=null
-MAIL_ENCRYPTION=null
-MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS="user@example.com"
-MAIL_FROM_NAME="Self Hosted User"
-
 POSTMARK_API_TOKEN=
 REQUIRE_HTTPS=false
 
diff --git a/app/Http/ValidationRules/Ninja/CanAddUserRule.php b/app/Http/ValidationRules/Ninja/CanAddUserRule.php
index 64e1281c8d10..dfdddfe63807 100644
--- a/app/Http/ValidationRules/Ninja/CanAddUserRule.php
+++ b/app/Http/ValidationRules/Ninja/CanAddUserRule.php
@@ -39,20 +39,6 @@ class CanAddUserRule implements Rule
             return true;
         }
 
-        /*
-        Check that we have sufficient quota to allow this to happen
-
-        @ 31-01-2024 - changed query to use email instead of user_id
-
-        $count = CompanyUser::query()
-                          ->where('company_user.account_id', $user->account_id)
-                          ->join('users', 'users.id', '=', 'company_user.user_id')
-                          ->whereNull('users.deleted_at')
-                          ->whereNull('company_user.deleted_at')
-                          ->distinct()
-                          ->count('company_user.user_id');
-        */
-
         $count = CompanyUser::query()
                         ->where("company_user.account_id", $user->account_id)
                         ->join("users", "users.id", "=", "company_user.user_id")