diff --git a/cterasdk/conf/__init__.py b/cterasdk/conf/__init__.py
index 2f1161c6..1f68930f 100644
--- a/cterasdk/conf/__init__.py
+++ b/cterasdk/conf/__init__.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def __str__(self):
 
 
 class ClientCookieJar(BaseSettings):
-    unsafe: bool = False
+    unsafe: bool = True
 
 
 class ClientConnector(BaseSettings):
diff --git a/cterasdk/settings.yml b/cterasdk/settings.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index f4bd1648..00000000
--- a/cterasdk/settings.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
----
-default_cookie_jar: &cookie_jar
-  cookie_jar:
-    unsafe: true
-
-default_connector: &connector
-  connector:
-    ssl: true
-
-default_timeout: &timeout
-  timeout:
-    sock_connect: 5
-    sock_read: 10
-
-default_settings: &default_settings
-  settings:
-    <<: *cookie_jar
-    <<: *connector
-    <<: *timeout
-
-# CTERA Portal synchronous and asynchronous client configuration.
-core:
-  syn:
-    settings:
-      <<: *cookie_jar
-      <<: *connector
-      timeout:
-        sock_connect: 30
-        sock_read: 60
-  asyn:
-    <<: *default_settings
-
-# CTERA Edge Filer synchronous client configuration.
-edge:
-  syn:
-    settings:
-      <<: *cookie_jar
-      <<: *connector
-      timeout:
-        sock_connect: 30
-        sock_read: 60
-    services:
-      ssl: prompt
-  asyn:
-    <<: *default_settings
-
-# CTERA Drive synchronous client configuration.
-drive:
-  syn:
-    <<: *default_settings
-
-# CTERA asynchronous Direct IO client configuration.
-io:
-  direct:
-    api:
-      <<: *default_settings
-    storage:
-      <<: *default_settings
-    streamer:
-      max_workers: 20
-  downloads: ~/Downloads
-
-audit:
-  enabled: false
-  filename: ~
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