diff --git a/import-export-cli/box/resources/init/api_params.tmpl b/import-export-cli/box/resources/init/api_params.tmpl
index ee9a80984..0af10d357 100644
--- a/import-export-cli/box/resources/init/api_params.tmpl
+++ b/import-export-cli/box/resources/init/api_params.tmpl
@@ -2,7 +2,5 @@ environments:{{- range $name, $elem := . }}
   - name: {{ $name }}
     endpoints:
       production:
-        url:
       sandbox:
-        url:
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/import-export-cli/specs/params/params.go b/import-export-cli/specs/params/params.go
index d5d188578..959e5aeb8 100644
--- a/import-export-cli/specs/params/params.go
+++ b/import-export-cli/specs/params/params.go
@@ -104,25 +104,9 @@ func loadApiParams(r io.Reader) (*ApiParams, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// Cleanup empty URLs
-	cleanEmptyEnvironmentURLs(apiParams.Environments)
 	return apiParams, nil
 }
 
-// Remove whole production/sandbox endpoint sections of each environment when corresponding urls are empty
-func cleanEmptyEnvironmentURLs (envs []Environment)  {
-	for _, env := range envs {
-		if env.Endpoints != nil {
-			if env.Endpoints.Production != nil && env.Endpoints.Production.Url == nil {
-				env.Endpoints.Production = nil
-			}
-			if env.Endpoints.Sandbox != nil && env.Endpoints.Sandbox.Url == nil {
-				env.Endpoints.Sandbox = nil
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 // LoadApiParamsFromFile loads a configuration YAML file located in path. It returns an error or a valid ApiParams
 func LoadApiParamsFromFile(path string) (*ApiParams, error) {
 	r, err := os.Open(path)