diff --git a/bin/emqx_env b/bin/emqx_env
deleted file mode 100755
index 6c89be240..000000000
--- a/bin/emqx_env
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-[ "x" = "x$EMQX_NODE_NAME" ] && EMQX_NODE_NAME=emqx@127.0.0.1
-[ "x" = "x$EMQX_NODE_COOKIE" ] && EMQX_NODE_COOKIE=emqxsecretcookie
-[ "x" = "x$EMQX_MAX_PACKET_SIZE" ] && EMQX_MAX_PACKET_SIZE=64KB
-[ "x" = "x$EMQX_MAX_PORTS" ] && EMQX_MAX_PORTS=65536
-[ "x" = "x$EMQX_TCP_PORT" ] && EMQX_TCP_PORT=1883
-[ "x" = "x$EMQX_SSL_PORT" ] && EMQX_SSL_PORT=8883
-[ "x" = "x$EMQX_WS_PORT" ] && EMQX_WS_PORT=8083
-[ "x" = "x$EMQX_WSS_PORT" ] && EMQX_WSS_PORT=8084
-