diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f55ae28e..9e1418ce 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -113,10 +113,11 @@ for detailed information about how to deployment methods with Docker.
 [![Deploy](https://www.herokucdn.com/deploy/button.svg)](https://heroku.com/deploy)
 
 For manual deployments to Heroku without using the deploy button, make sure to
-create two settings before pushing using `heroku config:set`:
+create the following settings before pushing:
 
     heroku config:set DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=babybuddy.settings.heroku
     heroku config:set SECRET_KEY=<CHANGE TO SOMETHING RANDOM>
+    heroku config:set DISABLE_COLLECTSTATIC=1
 
 See [Configuration](#configuration) for other settings that can be controlled
 by `heroku config:set`.
diff --git a/app.json b/app.json
index 877b2217..e52f443a 100644
--- a/app.json
+++ b/app.json
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@
     "repository": "https://github.com/cdubz/babybuddy",
     "website": "http://www.baby-buddy.net",
     "buildpacks": [
-        {
-            "url": "heroku/nodejs"
-        },
         {
             "url": "heroku/python"
         }
@@ -30,6 +27,10 @@
             "description": "Used for the auth system.",
             "generator": "secret"
         },
+        "DISABLE_COLLECTSTATIC": {
+            "description": "Prevent static asset collection.",
+            "value": "1"
+        },
         "TIME_ZONE": {
             "description": "Sets the instance time zone.",
             "value": "Etc/UTC"
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d1d17e44..9e9e2457 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -2923,7 +2923,8 @@
         "ansi-regex": {
           "version": "2.1.1",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true
+          "dev": true,
+          "optional": true
         },
         "aproba": {
           "version": "1.2.0",
@@ -3338,7 +3339,8 @@
         "safe-buffer": {
           "version": "5.1.1",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true
+          "dev": true,
+          "optional": true
         },
         "safer-buffer": {
           "version": "2.1.2",
@@ -3394,6 +3396,7 @@
           "version": "3.0.1",
           "bundled": true,
           "dev": true,
+          "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "ansi-regex": "^2.0.0"
           }
@@ -3437,12 +3440,14 @@
         "wrappy": {
           "version": "1.0.2",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true
+          "dev": true,
+          "optional": true
         },
         "yallist": {
           "version": "3.0.2",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true
+          "dev": true,
+          "optional": true
         }
       }
     },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 56d776d4..a0513d6f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,8 +26,5 @@
     "pump": "^3.0.0",
     "tempusdominus-bootstrap-4": "^5.0.1",
     "tempusdominus-core": "^5.0.0"
-  },
-  "scripts": {
-    "heroku-postbuild": "npm rebuild node-sass && gulp build"
   }
 }