diff --git a/internal/config/auth_settings.go b/internal/config/auth_settings.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 086ef33fc..000000000
--- a/internal/config/auth_settings.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-package config
-
-// @todo need to decide on settings format & structure...
-// type (
-// 	// AuthSettings holds configuration settings for auth service
-// 	AuthSettings struct {
-// 		Owner struct {
-// 			Handle struct {
-// 				// How long can a user's handle be
-// 				MaxLength uint `json:"maxLength,omitempty"`
-//
-// 				// Enable user handles
-// 				Enabled bool `json:"enabled,omitempty"`
-// 			} `json:"handle,omitempty"`
-// 		} `json:"user,omitempty"`
-// 	}
-// )
-//
-// func DefaultAuthSettings() (s AuthSettings) {
-// 	s.Owner.Handle.MaxLength = 20
-// 	s.Owner.Handle.Enabled = true
-//
-// 	return s
-// }
diff --git a/system/internal/emails/auth.go b/system/internal/emails/auth.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 7e50c4060..000000000
--- a/system/internal/emails/auth.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-package emails
-
-// @todo this needs to be broken down into multiple .tpl files and
-//       then merged with static