diff --git a/utils/templates/etc/nginx/default.apps-available/searxng.conf:socket b/utils/templates/etc/nginx/default.apps-available/searxng.conf:socket
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--- a/utils/templates/etc/nginx/default.apps-available/searxng.conf:socket
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@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-location ${SEARXNG_URL_PATH} {
-
-    uwsgi_pass unix://${SEARXNG_UWSGI_SOCKET};
-
-    include uwsgi_params;
-
-    uwsgi_param    HTTP_HOST             \$host;
-    uwsgi_param    HTTP_CONNECTION       \$http_connection;
-
-    # see flaskfix.py
-    uwsgi_param    HTTP_X_SCHEME         \$scheme;
-    uwsgi_param    HTTP_X_SCRIPT_NAME    ${SEARXNG_URL_PATH};
-
-    # see limiter.py
-    uwsgi_param    HTTP_X_REAL_IP        \$remote_addr;
-    uwsgi_param    HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR  \$proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
-}
-
-# uWSGI serves the static files and in settings.yml we use::
-#
-#   ui:
-#     static_use_hash: true
-#
-# location ${SEARXNG_URL_PATH}/static/ {
-#     alias ${SEARXNG_STATIC}/;
-# }