diff --git a/ci/serverctl.py b/ci/serverctl.py
index 88e87f5..007f57e 100755
--- a/ci/serverctl.py
+++ b/ci/serverctl.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import sys
 from collections import namedtuple
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from os.path import abspath, basename, dirname, exists, join
-import shutil
 
 import requests
 from tenacity import TryAgain, retry, stop_after_attempt, wait_fixed
@@ -55,9 +54,6 @@ class ServerCtl(object):
         os.mkdir (self.central_conf_dir, 0o755)
         os.mkdir (self.seafile_conf_dir, 0o755)
         os.mkdir (self.ccnet_conf_dir, 0o755)
-        src = join(self.projectdir, 'tests/conf/seahub_settings.py')
-        dst = join(self.central_conf_dir, 'seahub_settings.py')
-        shutil.copyfile(src, dst)
 
         self.init_ccnet()
         self.init_seafile()