diff --git a/INSTALL/install_env.sh b/INSTALL/install_env.sh
index 9a2ac552..1f1974b8 100755
--- a/INSTALL/install_env.sh
+++ b/INSTALL/install_env.sh
@@ -9,32 +9,8 @@ then
 fi
 
 USER="tmuser"
-ADMIN_EMAIL="ENTER_ADMIN_EMAIL"
 OPEN_PORTS=(46656 46657 46658 46659 46660 46661 46662 46663 46664 46665 46666 46667 46668 46669 46670 46671)
 SSH_PORT=20
-SSH_CONFIG="Port 20
-Protocol 2
-HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key
-HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key
-HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ecdsa_key
-HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key
-UsePrivilegeSeparation yes
-KeyRegenerationInterval 3600
-ServerKeyBits 1024
-SyslogFacility AUTH
-LogLevel INFO
-LoginGraceTime 120
-PermitRootLogin no
-StrictModes yes
-RSAAuthentication yes
-PubkeyAuthentication yes
-IgnoreRhosts yes
-RhostsRSAAuthentication no
-HostbasedAuthentication no
-PermitEmptyPasswords no
-ChallengeResponseAuthentication no
-PasswordAuthentication no
-"
 WHITELIST=()
 
 # update and upgrade
@@ -52,13 +28,6 @@ apt-get install -y make screen gcc git mercurial libc6-dev pkg-config libgmp-dev
 
 # set up firewall
 echo "ENABLE FIREWALL ..."
-# copy in the ssh config with locked down settings
-if [ "$SSH_CONFIG" != "" ]; then
-  echo "$SSH_CONFIG" > /etc/ssh/sshd_config
-  service ssh restart
-else
-  echo "Skipping over sshd_config rewrite"
-fi
 # white list ssh access 
 for ip in "${WHITELIST[@]}"; do
 	ufw allow from $ip to any port $SSH_PORT
@@ -74,8 +43,8 @@ done
 ufw enable
 
 # watch the logs and have them emailed to me
-apt-get install -y logwatch
-echo "/usr/sbin/logwatch --output mail --mailto $ADMIN_EMAIL --detail high" >> /etc/cron.daily/00logwatch
+# apt-get install -y logwatch
+# echo "/usr/sbin/logwatch --output mail --mailto $ADMIN_EMAIL --detail high" >> /etc/cron.daily/00logwatch
 
 # set up user account
 echo "CREATE USER $USER ..."