diff --git a/btcpayserver/go.sh b/btcpayserver/go.sh
index f3b06d2..200e427 100755
--- a/btcpayserver/go.sh
+++ b/btcpayserver/go.sh
@@ -33,12 +33,6 @@ elif [ "$RESTORE_BTCPAY" = true ]; then
     BACKUP_BTCPAY=false
 fi
 
-# if the script gets this far, then we grab a regular backup.
-if [ "$BACKUP_BTCPAY" = true ]; then
-    # we just grab a regular backup
-    ./backup_btcpay.sh
-fi
-
 # The default is to resume services, though admin may want to keep services off (eg., for a migration)
 # we bring the services back up by default.
 ssh "$BTCPAY_SERVER_FQDN" "bash -c $BTCPAY_SERVER_APPPATH/btcpay-up.sh"
diff --git a/project_defaults.sh b/project_defaults.sh
index 5ce2816..03a421b 100755
--- a/project_defaults.sh
+++ b/project_defaults.sh
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ export GITEA_DB_IMAGE="$DEFAULT_DB_IMAGE"
 
 export NOSTR_RELAY_IMAGE="scsibug/nostr-rs-relay"
 
-export WWW_SERVER_MAC_ADDRESS=
-export BTCPAY_SERVER_MAC_ADDRESS=
 
 export OTHER_SITES_LIST=
 export BTCPAY_ALT_NAMES=