diff --git a/root/etc/cont-init.d/45-nginx b/root/etc/cont-init.d/45-nginx
index ad50d48..26a1eb1 100644
--- a/root/etc/cont-init.d/45-nginx
+++ b/root/etc/cont-init.d/45-nginx
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/with-contenv bash
 
 # copy default config files if they don't exist
-if [[ ! -f /config/nginx/error_pages.conf ]]; then
-    cp /defaults/nginx/error_pages.conf.sample /config/nginx/error_pages.conf
-fi
 if [[ ! -f /config/nginx/proxy.conf ]]; then
     cp /defaults/nginx/proxy.conf.sample /config/nginx/proxy.conf
 fi