diff --git a/Config.go b/Config.go
index a9701d5..f98e361 100644
--- a/Config.go
+++ b/Config.go
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ package main
 
 type Config struct {
 	App struct {
-		Name     string `json:"name"`
-		Version  string `json:"version"`
 		MotdHTML string `json:"motd"`
 	}
 
diff --git a/nmdc-webfrontend.conf.SAMPLE b/nmdc-webfrontend.conf.SAMPLE
index d8de6e9..1644da8 100644
--- a/nmdc-webfrontend.conf.SAMPLE
+++ b/nmdc-webfrontend.conf.SAMPLE
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 {
 	
 	"app": {
-		"name"   : "DCWebUI2",
-		"version": "1.3.0",
 		"motd"   : "Welcome!<br>"
 	},