diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 9e738a9fe..185f52a77 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ NEXT_PUBLIC_PRIVACY_CID=
 # notifications feature props
 NEXT_PUBLIC_NOTIFICATIONS_HOSTNAME=
 NEXT_PUBLIC_NOTIFICATIONS_APPLICATION_SERVER_KEY=
-NEXT_PUBLIC_NOTIFICATIONS_GATEWAY_URL=
 # commit modal bypass
 NEXT_PUBLIC_COMMIT_MODAL_BYPASS_AUTHOR_IDS=near,discom.testnet,discom-dev.testnet
 NEXT_PUBLIC_COMMIT_MODAL_BYPASS_SOURCES=
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_submodules.yml b/.github/workflows/update_submodules.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index f3cca8ad4..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/update_submodules.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-on:  
-  workflow_dispatch:
-  repository_dispatch:
-    types:
-        update
-  push: 
-    branches: [main]
-jobs:
-  update-submodules:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0 
-          token: ${{ secrets.REPO_TOKEN }}
-      - name: update near-discovery submodules
-        run: |
-          git submodule init
-          git submodule update --remote --merge
-
-      - name: Check the diff
-        id: check_diff
-        run: |
-          git diff --quiet . || echo "changed=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Log next steps
-        if: steps.check_diff.outputs.changed != 'true'
-        run: |
-          echo "Workflow will make no changes. The submodule is already up-to-date."
-
-      - name: Conditional Commit
-        if: steps.check_diff.outputs.changed == 'true'
-        run: |
-          echo "Preparing a commit to update the submodule."
-          git config --local user.email "devconsole-team@pagoda.co"
-          git config --local user.name "github-actions-bot"
-          git commit -m "update submodule in response to marketing content update" -a
-          git push
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