diff --git a/api/config/settings/common.py b/api/config/settings/common.py
index 179c01be4..9f2237e68 100644
--- a/api/config/settings/common.py
+++ b/api/config/settings/common.py
@@ -335,9 +335,9 @@ SMTP configuration for sending e-mails. Possible values:
 
 On a production instance, you'll usually want to use an external SMTP server:
 
-- ``EMAIL_CONFIG=smtp://user@:password@youremail.host:25``
-- ``EMAIL_CONFIG=smtp+ssl://user@:password@youremail.host:465``
-- ``EMAIL_CONFIG=smtp+tls://user@:password@youremail.host:587``
+- ``EMAIL_CONFIG=smtp://user:password@youremail.host:25``
+- ``EMAIL_CONFIG=smtp+ssl://user:password@youremail.host:465``
+- ``EMAIL_CONFIG=smtp+tls://user:password@youremail.host:587``
 
 .. note::
 
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/1749.bugfix b/changes/changelog.d/1749.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..14c0f2dcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/changelog.d/1749.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixes docs' SMTP URI configuration (#1749) (1749)
diff --git a/deploy/env.prod.sample b/deploy/env.prod.sample
index 9c3f0d764..1e8a913a9 100644
--- a/deploy/env.prod.sample
+++ b/deploy/env.prod.sample
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ LOGLEVEL=error
 # `python3 -c 'import urllib.parse; print(urllib.parse.quote_plus
 # ("noreply@youremail.host"))'`
 # (returns `noreply%40youremail.host`)
-# EMAIL_CONFIG=smtp://user@:password@youremail.host:25
-# EMAIL_CONFIG=smtp+ssl://user@:password@youremail.host:465
-# EMAIL_CONFIG=smtp+tls://user@:password@youremail.host:587
+# EMAIL_CONFIG=smtp://user:password@youremail.host:25
+# EMAIL_CONFIG=smtp+ssl://user:password@youremail.host:465
+# EMAIL_CONFIG=smtp+tls://user:password@youremail.host:587
 
 # Make e-mail verification mandatory before using the service
 # Doesn't apply to admins.