diff --git a/config.json.example b/config.json.example
index 9fa012240d..ca012501bb 100644
--- a/config.json.example
+++ b/config.json.example
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     "STRIPE_API_KEY":"aaaabbbbccccddddeeeeffff00001111",
     "STRIPE_PUB_KEY":"22223333444455556666777788889999",
     "NEW_RELIC_LICENSE_KEY":"NEW_RELIC_LICENSE_KEY",
+    "NEW_RELIC_NO_CONFIG_FILE":"true",
     "NEW_RELIC_APPLICATION_ID":"NEW_RELIC_APPLICATION_ID",
     "NEW_RELIC_API_KEY":"NEW_RELIC_API_KEY",
     "GA_ID": "GA_ID",
diff --git a/website/src/libs/api-v3/newrelic.js b/website/src/libs/api-v3/newrelic.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 28ff64c688..0000000000
--- a/website/src/libs/api-v3/newrelic.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-'use strict';
-
-// We can't rely on babel here
-// because the file is requested directly by the new relic module
-
-const nconf = require('nconf');
-
-// IMPORTANT remember to set the location of this file using the NEW_RELIC_HOME env variable
-// more info here https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/agents/nodejs-agent/installation-configuration/nodejs-agent-configuration
-
-exports.config = {
-  app_name: nconf.get('NEW_RELIC_APP_NAME'), // eslint-disable-line camelcase
-  license_key: nconf.get('NEW_RELIC_LICENSE_KEY'), // eslint-disable-line camelcase
-  logging: {
-    /**
-     * Level at which to log. 'trace' is most useful to New Relic when diagnosing
-     * issues with the agent, 'info' and higher will impose the least overhead on
-     * production applications.
-     */
-    level: 'info',
-  },
-};