diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 6555d26..bb3ff33 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ DEFAULT_ASSIGNEE_EMAIL=you@yourdomain.com
 ADMIN_EMAIL=you@yourdomain.com
 
 # Outbound mail transport: 'mailgun' or 'smtp' (default: mailgun)
-# In development, MailHog is always used regardless of this setting.
 MAIL_TRANSPORT=smtp
 
 # SMTP relay — used when MAIL_TRANSPORT=smtp
@@ -55,11 +54,6 @@ SMTP_RELAY_PASS=
 MAILGUN_API_KEY=
 MAILGUN_DOMAIN=
 
-# MailHog - used automatically in development (NODE_ENV != production)
-# Host should match the docker-compose service name
-MAILHOG_HOST=mailhog
-MAILHOG_PORT=1025
-
 # Data directory inside the container (leave as-is for Docker)
 DATA_DIR=/app/data
 UPLOADS_DIR=/app/data/uploads
diff --git a/docker-compose.prod.yml b/docker-compose.prod.yml
index 61c30e0..f31e9ee 100644
--- a/docker-compose.prod.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.prod.yml
@@ -17,4 +17,3 @@ services:
       - NODE_ENV=production
     restart: unless-stopped
     command: node src/app.js
-    # No mailhog dependency in production
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 6bbfb68..a46b8f5 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -16,13 +16,4 @@ services:
     environment:
       - NODE_ENV=development
     restart: unless-stopped
-    depends_on:
-      - mailhog
     command: npx nodemon src/app.js
-
-  mailhog:
-    image: mailhog/mailhog:latest
-    ports:
-      - "1025:1025"   # SMTP
-      - "8025:8025"   # Web UI - view captured emails at http://localhost:8025
-    restart: unless-stopped
diff --git a/src/config.js b/src/config.js
index 14a5996..5848602 100644
--- a/src/config.js
+++ b/src/config.js
@@ -52,10 +52,6 @@ const config = {
     pass: process.env.SMTP_RELAY_PASS || '',
   },
 
-  mailhog: {
-    host: process.env.MAILHOG_HOST || 'mailhog',
-    port: parseInt(process.env.MAILHOG_PORT || '1025', 10),
-  },
 };
 
 module.exports = config;
diff --git a/src/services/mail.js b/src/services/mail.js
index 7220ae0..95473b7 100644
--- a/src/services/mail.js
+++ b/src/services/mail.js
@@ -9,15 +9,7 @@ let _transport = null;
 function getTransport() {
   if (_transport) return _transport;
 
-  if (config.isDev) {
-    // MailHog — catches all outbound mail in a local web UI
-    _transport = nodemailer.createTransport({
-      host: config.mailhog.host,
-      port: config.mailhog.port,
-      secure: false,
-      ignoreTLS: true,
-    });
-  } else if (config.mailTransport === 'smtp') {
+  if (config.mailTransport === 'smtp') {
     // SMTP relay (e.g. Google Workspace smtp-relay.gmail.com)
     // port 587 → STARTTLS, port 465 → implicit TLS
     _transport = nodemailer.createTransport({
@@ -66,11 +58,11 @@ async function send({ to, subject, html, text, messageId, inReplyTo, references,
   const from = `Ticketing <${config.ticketEmail}>`;
   const transport = getTransport();
 
-  if (!config.isDev && config.mailTransport === 'mailgun') {
+  if (config.mailTransport === 'mailgun') {
     // Mailgun REST wrapper expects flat options; headers are passed as h:* keys
     await transport.sendMail({ from, to, subject, html, text, messageId, inReplyTo, references, replyTo });
   } else {
-    // nodemailer (MailHog in dev, SMTP relay in prod)
+    // nodemailer SMTP relay
     await transport.sendMail({
       from, to, subject, html, text,
       messageId,