diff --git a/config/deploy.rb b/config/deploy.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 28c83877069..00000000000
--- a/config/deploy.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-# frozen_string_literal: true
-
-lock '3.17.2'
-
-set :repo_url, ENV.fetch('REPO', 'https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon.git')
-set :branch, ENV.fetch('BRANCH', 'main')
-
-set :application, 'mastodon'
-set :rbenv_type, :user
-set :rbenv_ruby, File.read('.ruby-version').strip
-set :migration_role, :app
-
-append :linked_files, '.env.production', 'public/robots.txt'
-append :linked_dirs, 'vendor/bundle', 'node_modules', 'public/system'
-
-SYSTEMD_SERVICES = %i(sidekiq streaming web).freeze
-SERVICE_ACTIONS = %i(reload restart status).freeze
-
-namespace :systemd do
-  SYSTEMD_SERVICES.each do |service|
-    SERVICE_ACTIONS.each do |action|
-      desc "Perform a #{action} on #{service} service"
-      task :"#{service}:#{action}" do
-        on roles(:app) do
-          # runs e.g. "sudo restart mastodon-sidekiq.service"
-          sudo :systemctl, action, "#{fetch(:application)}-#{service}.service"
-        end
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
-
-after 'deploy:publishing', 'systemd:web:reload'
-after 'deploy:publishing', 'systemd:sidekiq:restart'
-after 'deploy:publishing', 'systemd:streaming:restart'