diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b39cd64e..90a1b6a7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ to install python-setuptools in step 1:
 1. `deactivate ; workon regluit`
 1. `django-admin.py syncdb --migrate --noinput`
 1. `django-admin.py celeryd --loglevel=INFO` start the celery daemon to perform asynchronous tasks like adding related editions, and display logging information in the foreground.`
+1. `django-admin.py celerybeat -l INFO` to start the celerybeat daemon to handle scheduled tasks.
 1. `django-admin.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000` (you can change the port number from the default value of 8000)
 1. point your browser at http://localhost:8000/
 
diff --git a/settings/please.py b/settings/please.py
index b3a46f8a..c054d4be 100644
--- a/settings/please.py
+++ b/settings/please.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 from regluit.settings.common import *
-import regluit
-import datetime
 
 DEBUG = False
 TEMPLATE_DEBUG = DEBUG
@@ -121,24 +119,6 @@ STATIC_ROOT = '/var/www/static'
 
 IS_PREVIEW = False
 
-# periodic tasks for celery
-# start out with nothing scheduled
-CELERYBEAT_SCHEDULE = {}
-
-# define some periodic tasks
-
-SEND_TEST_EMAIL_JOB = {
-    "task": "regluit.core.tasks.send_mail_task",
-    "schedule": datetime.timedelta(seconds=30),
-    "args": ('hi there', 'testing 1, 2, 3', 'raymond.yee@gmail.com', ['raymond.yee@gmail.com'])
-}
-
-EMIT_NOTIFICATIONS_JOB = {
-    "task": "regluit.core.tasks.emit_notifications",
-    "schedule": datetime.timedelta(seconds=60),
-    "args": ()    
-}
-
 # decide which of the period tasks to add to the schedule
 CELERYBEAT_SCHEDULE['send_test_email'] = SEND_TEST_EMAIL_JOB
 #CELERYBEAT_SCHEDULE['emit_notifications'] = EMIT_NOTIFICATIONS_JOB
diff --git a/settings/prod.py b/settings/prod.py
index 8c494d95..05a51a52 100644
--- a/settings/prod.py
+++ b/settings/prod.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 from regluit.settings.common import *
-import regluit
-import datetime
 
 DEBUG = False
 TEMPLATE_DEBUG = DEBUG
@@ -120,24 +118,6 @@ LOGGING = {
 
 STATIC_ROOT = '/var/www/static'
 
-# periodic tasks for celery
-# start out with nothing scheduled
-CELERYBEAT_SCHEDULE = {}
-
-# define some periodic tasks
-
-SEND_TEST_EMAIL_JOB = {
-    "task": "regluit.core.tasks.send_mail_task",
-    "schedule": datetime.timedelta(seconds=30),
-    "args": ('hi there', 'testing 1, 2, 3', 'raymond.yee@gmail.com', ['raymond.yee@gmail.com'])
-}
-
-EMIT_NOTIFICATIONS_JOB = {
-    "task": "regluit.core.tasks.emit_notifications",
-    "schedule": datetime.timedelta(seconds=60),
-    "args": ()    
-}
-
 # decide which of the period tasks to add to the schedule
 CELERYBEAT_SCHEDULE['send_test_email'] = SEND_TEST_EMAIL_JOB
 #CELERYBEAT_SCHEDULE['emit_notifications'] = EMIT_NOTIFICATIONS_JOB