diff --git a/first_time_install.sh b/first_time_install.sh
index d8ef6338..de634ab0 100644
--- a/first_time_install.sh
+++ b/first_time_install.sh
@@ -821,10 +821,6 @@ if [ ! -f "$PROJECT_ROOT_DIR/config/config_secrets.json" ]; then
         echo "⚠ Template config/config_secrets.template.json not found; creating a minimal secrets file"
         cat > "$PROJECT_ROOT_DIR/config/config_secrets.json" <<'EOF'
 {
-    "youtube": {
-        "api_key": "YOUR_YOUTUBE_API_KEY",
-        "channel_id": "YOUR_YOUTUBE_CHANNEL_ID"
-    },
     "github": {
         "api_token": "YOUR_GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN"
     }
diff --git a/scripts/install_dependencies_apt.py b/scripts/install_dependencies_apt.py
index c877ab67..a913b6ee 100644
--- a/scripts/install_dependencies_apt.py
+++ b/scripts/install_dependencies_apt.py
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ def install_via_pip(package_name: str) -> Tuple[bool, str]:
     pip RECORD file, so an uninstall attempt fails with "uninstall-no-record-file"
     and aborts the whole install. With --ignore-installed, pip lays the new
     version down in /usr/local where it shadows the apt copy instead of removing
-    it. This matters when a pip dependency (google-api-python-client pulls a
-    newer requests) needs to upgrade an apt-managed package.
+    it. This matters when a pip dependency needs to upgrade an apt-managed
+    package (e.g. a package that pulls a newer requests).
 
     Returns (success, output).
     """
@@ -95,10 +95,7 @@ def install_via_pip(package_name: str) -> Tuple[bool, str]:
 
 
 # Distribution (pip/apt) names whose importable module name differs.
-IMPORT_NAME_MAP = {
-    'python-dateutil': 'dateutil',
-    'websocket-client': 'websocket',
-}
+IMPORT_NAME_MAP = {}
 
 
 def check_package_installed(package_name: str) -> bool: