diff --git a/ATxCommon/Serializables/ServiceConfig.cs b/ATxCommon/Serializables/ServiceConfig.cs
index 9fca6a7bcabee39ecaa6e29745952730e0c336e3..98cd024f568eff75b96f03d25f4daf269b8690f5 100644
--- a/ATxCommon/Serializables/ServiceConfig.cs
+++ b/ATxCommon/Serializables/ServiceConfig.cs
@@ -16,18 +16,11 @@ namespace ATxCommon.Serializables
         [XmlIgnore] private static readonly Logger Log = LogManager.GetCurrentClassLogger();
 
         public ServiceConfig() {
+            Log.Trace("ServiceConfig() constructor, setting defaults.");
             // set values for the optional XML elements:
-            SmtpHost = "";
             SmtpPort = 25;
-            SmtpUserCredential = "";
-            SmtpPasswortCredential = "";
-            EmailPrefix = "";
-            AdminEmailAdress = "";
-            AdminDebugEmailAdress = "";
             GraceNotificationDelta = 720;
 
-            InterPacketGap = 0;
-
             EnforceInheritedACLs = true;
         }