diff --git a/packages/server/.env.example b/packages/server/.env.example
index ab629929..001eb38c 100644
--- a/packages/server/.env.example
+++ b/packages/server/.env.example
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 ALGOLIA_APP_ID=
 ALGOLIA_INDEX_NAME=
 ALGOLIA_WRITE_API_KEY=
-BETA_APP= # boolean: if true, app will only display if 'beta' is in the hostname
 BOT_USER_ID= # ID of user used to create automated jobs
 DATABASE_PASSWORD=upswyng123
 DATABASE_SESSION_SECRET=secret formula
diff --git a/packages/server/src/app.ts b/packages/server/src/app.ts
index 8eff7444..0f13743e 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/app.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/app.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ interface TAppOptions {
   dev: boolean; // start server in development mode
   grantConfig: Record<string, any>; // see https://github.com/simov/grant#configuration
   sessionSecret: string;
-  beta?: boolean; // if true, only requests from host `beta.upswyng.*` will go to the app; otherwise a placeholder is shown
 }
 
 export default function(options: TAppOptions) {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/server.js b/packages/server/src/server.js
index 60aca5ba..2a13b366 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/server.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/server.js
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ mongoose
         grantConfig,
         mongooseConnection: mongoose.connection,
         sessionSecret: process.env.DATABASE_SESSION_SECRET || "default_secret",
-        beta: process.env.BETA && process.env.BETA.toLowerCase() === "true",
       });
 
       if (!appInstance) {