diff --git a/settings_new_askbot.py b/settings_new_askbot.py
index e0fffc6491..f7d6c64a65 100644
--- a/settings_new_askbot.py
+++ b/settings_new_askbot.py
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ BASE_DIR = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(__file__, "..", ".."))
 
 COURSEWARE_ENABLED = True
 ASKBOT_ENABLED = True
-ASKBOT_FILE_UPLOAD_DIR = ""
-ASKBOT_FILE_UPLOAD_DIR = ""
-ASKBOT_UPLOADED_FILES_URL = ""
 CSRF_COOKIE_DOMAIN = '127.0.0.1'
 
 # Defaults to be overridden