diff --git a/extras/config.example b/extras/config.example
index 89c500b02604da1be65961b5681e8631934f52fe..dfc8a1350e89e375fa4f8903a8150201097368bc 100644
--- a/extras/config.example
+++ b/extras/config.example
@@ -97,9 +97,6 @@ flankclipsize = 6
 # These settings are used by the Scheduler module.
 #
 
-# Name of the batch process.
-processName = "MutalyzerBatch2"
-
 # Return e-mail address.
 mailFrom = "noreply@humgen.nl"
 
@@ -146,12 +143,6 @@ threshold = 0.05
 # These settings are used by the GenRecord module.
 #
 
-# Number of upstream nucleotides when searching for a transcript.
-upstream = 5000
-
-# Number of downstream nucleotides when searching for a transcript.
-downstream = 2000
-
 spliceAlarm = 2
 
 spliceWarn = 5
diff --git a/mutalyzer/config.py b/mutalyzer/config.py
index fe898a3ee3360e772a571a65fda0846818aaee59..f58075ec753c82955054b5846fdeeda7bfa63ae9 100644
--- a/mutalyzer/config.py
+++ b/mutalyzer/config.py
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ class Config():
             self.Mutator.flankclipsize = int(config["flankclipsize"])
 
             # Set the variables needed by the Scheduler module.
-            self.Scheduler.processName = config["processName"]
             self.Scheduler.mailFrom = config["mailFrom"]
             self.Scheduler.mailSubject = config["mailSubject"]
             self.Scheduler.resultsDir = config["resultsDir"]
@@ -133,8 +132,6 @@ class Config():
             self.GBparser.email = config["email"]
 
             # Set the variables needed by the File module.
-            #self.File.upstream = int(config["upstream"])
-            #self.File.downstream = int(config["downstream"])
             self.GenRecord.spliceAlarm = int(config["spliceAlarm"])
             self.GenRecord.spliceWarn = int(config["spliceWarn"])