diff --git a/geonode/local_settings.py.geoserver.sample b/geonode/local_settings.py.geoserver.sample
index 59ac574511b..d7ea4c9bc9d 100644
--- a/geonode/local_settings.py.geoserver.sample
+++ b/geonode/local_settings.py.geoserver.sample
@@ -286,16 +286,6 @@ if GEONODE_CLIENT_LAYER_PREVIEW_LIBRARY == "mapstore":
 
     GEONODE_CATALOGUE_SERVICE = get_geonode_catalogue_service()
 
-    MAPSTORE_CATALOGUE_SERVICES = {}
-
-    MAPSTORE_CATALOGUE_SELECTED_SERVICE = ""
-
-    if GEONODE_CATALOGUE_SERVICE:
-        MAPSTORE_CATALOGUE_SERVICES[list(GEONODE_CATALOGUE_SERVICE.keys())[0]] = GEONODE_CATALOGUE_SERVICE[
-            list(GEONODE_CATALOGUE_SERVICE.keys())[0]
-        ]
-        MAPSTORE_CATALOGUE_SELECTED_SERVICE = list(GEONODE_CATALOGUE_SERVICE.keys())[0]
-
     DEFAULT_MS2_BACKGROUNDS = [
         {
             "type": "tileprovider",
diff --git a/geonode/settings.py b/geonode/settings.py
index 2ca11ae13ff..c2a2660a4f3 100644
--- a/geonode/settings.py
+++ b/geonode/settings.py
@@ -1467,16 +1467,6 @@ def get_geonode_catalogue_service():
 
     GEONODE_CATALOGUE_SERVICE = get_geonode_catalogue_service()
 
-    MAPSTORE_CATALOGUE_SERVICES = {}
-
-    MAPSTORE_CATALOGUE_SELECTED_SERVICE = ""
-
-    if GEONODE_CATALOGUE_SERVICE:
-        MAPSTORE_CATALOGUE_SERVICES[list(list(GEONODE_CATALOGUE_SERVICE.keys()))[0]] = GEONODE_CATALOGUE_SERVICE[
-            list(list(GEONODE_CATALOGUE_SERVICE.keys()))[0]
-        ]  # noqa
-        MAPSTORE_CATALOGUE_SELECTED_SERVICE = list(list(GEONODE_CATALOGUE_SERVICE.keys()))[0]
-
     DEFAULT_MS2_BACKGROUNDS = [
         {
             "type": "osm",