diff --git a/productMods/WEB-INF/web.xml b/productMods/WEB-INF/web.xml
index 454143f5..0556b97a 100644
--- a/productMods/WEB-INF/web.xml
+++ b/productMods/WEB-INF/web.xml
@@ -1077,18 +1077,6 @@
     <servlet-name>dwr-invoker</servlet-name>
     <url-pattern>/dwr/*</url-pattern>
   </servlet-mapping>
-
-  <!-- Deprecated servlet (still used in Datastar) - retain temporarily for testing and comparison. -->
-  <servlet>
-    <servlet-name>sendmail</servlet-name>
-    <servlet-class>edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.controller.ContactMailServlet</servlet-class>
-    <load-on-startup>5</load-on-startup>
-  </servlet>
-  <servlet-mapping>
-    <servlet-name>sendmail</servlet-name>
-    <url-pattern>/sendmail</url-pattern>
-  </servlet-mapping>
-  <!-- end deprecated servlet -->
   
   <servlet>
    <servlet-name>sendMail</servlet-name>