diff --git a/config/config.yml.example b/config/config.yml.example
index b8ecd2a8ec..691cd71933 100644
--- a/config/config.yml.example
+++ b/config/config.yml.example
@@ -273,9 +273,6 @@ development: &default
   devise_unlock_accounts_after: 1
   login_rate_limit: 10
   api_rate_limit: 100
-
-  session_store_key: '_checkdesk_session_dev'
-  session_store_domain: 'localhost'
 test:
   <<: *default
   checkdesk_base_url_private: http://api:3000
diff --git a/config/initializers/session_store.rb b/config/initializers/session_store.rb
index 06c2b3fb15..f8f9ad672c 100644
--- a/config/initializers/session_store.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/session_store.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
 # Be sure to restart your server when you modify this file.
 
-# Retrieve the session key and domain based on the environment using CheckConfig.
-cookie_key = CheckConfig.get('session_store_key', '_checkdesk_session')
-domain_setting = CheckConfig.get('session_store_domain', Rails.env.development? ? 'localhost' : '.checkmedia.org')
-
-# Configure the session store with the dynamically obtained session key and domain.
-Rails.application.config.session_store :cookie_store, key: cookie_key, domain: domain_setting
+Rails.application.config.session_store :cookie_store, key: '_checkdesk_session'
diff --git a/test/lib/check_session_store_test.rb b/test/lib/check_session_store_test.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index f379290398..0000000000
--- a/test/lib/check_session_store_test.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-require 'test_helper'
-
-class SessionStoreTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
-  def with_environment(env)
-    original_env = Rails.env
-    Rails.singleton_class.class_eval do
-      define_method(:env) { ActiveSupport::StringInquirer.new(env) }
-    end
-    yield
-  ensure
-    Rails.singleton_class.class_eval do
-      define_method(:env) { original_env }
-    end
-  end
-
-  test "session store configuration with default key and domain when config values are not set" do
-    with_environment('production') do
-      stub_configs({ 'session_store_key' => nil, 'session_store_domain' => nil }) do
-        load Rails.root.join('config/initializers/session_store.rb')
-        assert_equal ActionDispatch::Session::CookieStore, Rails.application.config.session_store
-        assert_equal '_checkdesk_session', Rails.application.config.session_options[:key]
-        assert_equal '.checkmedia.org', Rails.application.config.session_options[:domain]
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
-  test "session store configuration with overriding key and domain in config" do
-    with_environment('production') do
-      stub_configs({ 'session_store_key' => '_checkdesk_session_qa', 'session_store_domain' => 'qa.checkmedia.org' }) do
-        load Rails.root.join('config/initializers/session_store.rb')
-        assert_equal ActionDispatch::Session::CookieStore, Rails.application.config.session_store
-        assert_equal '_checkdesk_session_qa', Rails.application.config.session_options[:key]
-        assert_equal 'qa.checkmedia.org', Rails.application.config.session_options[:domain]
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end