diff --git a/FCL/build.gradle b/FCL/build.gradle
index 401591d0..51a19cab 100644
--- a/FCL/build.gradle
+++ b/FCL/build.gradle
@@ -106,14 +106,4 @@ dependencies {
 ssh.settings {
     knownHosts = allowAnyHosts
 }
-
-remotes {
-    Properties prop = new Properties()
-    prop.load(new FileInputStream("${rootDir}/local.properties"))
-    debugServer {
-        host = prop.getProperty("sftp.host")
-        port = prop.getProperty("sftp.port").toInteger()
-        user = prop.getProperty("sftp.username")
-        password = prop.getProperty("sftp.password")
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}