diff --git a/docs/developing-locally-docker.rst b/docs/developing-locally-docker.rst
index 5e2d9a9c6..65312e8d7 100644
--- a/docs/developing-locally-docker.rst
+++ b/docs/developing-locally-docker.rst
@@ -63,20 +63,6 @@ To migrate your app and to create a superuser, run::
 
 Here we specify the ``django`` container as the location to run our management commands.
 
-Setup your email backend
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-django-allauth sends an email to verify users (and superusers) after signup and login (if they are still not verified). To send email you need to `configure your email backend`_
-
-.. _configure your email backend: http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.9/topics/email/#smtp-backend
-
-In development you can (optionally) use MailHog_ for email testing. MailHog is added as docker-container. To use MailHog::
-
-1. Make sure, that ``mailhog`` docker container is up and running
-2. Open your browser and go to the IP address for your docker machine on port 8025 ( e.g. ``http://123.456.789.012:8025`` )
-
-.. _Mailhog: https://github.com/mailhog/MailHog/
-
 Production Mode
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~