diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -56,13 +56,6 @@ then the `iptables` and `munin-node` roles will, as a minimum, need editing and
 might be best omitted. Also note that these Playbooks are based on using
 `mx.webarch.net` for incoming email -- this is an anti-spam gateway, if this
 wasn't used then SpamAssassin should probably be added to the mix.
-
-The email setup was originally based on the
-[mail-reciever](https://github.com/discourse/mail-receiver) Docker container
-plus the [outstanding pull
-request](https://github.com/discourse/mail-receiver/pull/2) and the [Postfix
-notes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emails-with-local-smtp/23645/28) for using
-the host for outgoing email, but then we switched it over to use Exim.
  
 ### CoTech Community Discourse Settings
 
diff --git a/roles/email/files/check_rcpt_local_acl b/roles/email/files/check_rcpt_local_acl
deleted file mode 100644
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--- a/roles/email/files/check_rcpt_local_acl
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@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-# Local rcpt check
-  deny
-    message = No such discourse list
-    log_message = No such discourse list
-    !acl = acl_local_deny_exceptions
-    condition = ${run{/usr/local/bin/discourse-smtp-rcpt-acl $sender_address $local_part@$domain}{no}{${if eq {$runrc}{2}{yes}{no}}}}
-
-  defer
-    message = Temporary error checking discourse
-    !acl = acl_local_deny_exceptions
-    condition = ${if eq {$runrc}{1}{yes}{no}}
-
-
-