diff --git a/envs/loadtest.py b/envs/loadtest.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 172fbcc125..0000000000
--- a/envs/loadtest.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-from common import *
-
-GENERATE_RANDOM_USER_CREDENTIALS = True
diff --git a/envs/staging.py b/envs/staging.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c7dba41b6..0000000000
--- a/envs/staging.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-from aws import *
-
-# Staging specific overrides
-SITE_NAME = "staging.mitx.mit.edu"
-AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME = 'mitx_askbot_stage'
-CACHES['default']['LOCATION'] = ['***REMOVED***', 
-			                     '***REMOVED***']
-
-### Secure Data Below Here ###
-SECRET_KEY = ""
-AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID = ""
-AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY = ""
-
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index a9fc71e6c9..e7f404d821 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 django<1.4
 pip
-flup
 scipy
 matplotlib
 markdown
@@ -12,3 +11,4 @@ boto
 mako
 python-memcached
 django-celery
+path.py