diff --git a/frontend_tests/casper_tests/06-settings.js b/frontend_tests/casper_tests/06-settings.js
index 4ab1061a42..b2984213bd 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/casper_tests/06-settings.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/casper_tests/06-settings.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ common.start_and_log_in();
 
 // var form_sel = 'form[action^="/json/settings"]';
 var regex_zuliprc = /^data:application\/octet-stream;charset=utf-8,\[api\]\nemail=.+\nkey=.+\nsite=.+\n$/;
-var regex_flaskbotrc = /^data:application\/octet-stream;charset=utf-8,\[.\]\nemail=.+\nkey=.+\nsite=.+\n$/;
+var regex_flaskbotrc = /^data:application\/octet-stream;charset=utf-8,\[\]\nemail=.+\nkey=.+\nsite=.+\n$/;
 
 casper.then(function () {
     var menu_selector = '#settings-dropdown';
diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/settings_bots.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/settings_bots.js
index 7ef6b390dd..bc93f4cabf 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/settings_bots.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/settings_bots.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ run_test('generate_flaskbotrc_content', () => {
         api_key: "nSlA0mUm7G42LP85lMv7syqFTzDE2q34",
     };
     var content = settings_bots.generate_flaskbotrc_content(user.email, user.api_key);
-    var expected = "[vabstest]\nemail=vabstest-bot@zulip.com\n" +
+    var expected = "[]\nemail=vabstest-bot@zulip.com\n" +
                    "key=nSlA0mUm7G42LP85lMv7syqFTzDE2q34\n" +
                    "site=https://chat.example.com\n";
 
diff --git a/static/js/settings_bots.js b/static/js/settings_bots.js
index 8a13afa47b..4d2a8e5e96 100644
--- a/static/js/settings_bots.js
+++ b/static/js/settings_bots.js
@@ -110,12 +110,8 @@ exports.generate_zuliprc_content = function (email, api_key) {
            "\n";
 };
 
-function bot_name_from_email(email) {
-    return email.substring(0, email.indexOf("-bot@"));
-}
-
 exports.generate_flaskbotrc_content = function (email, api_key) {
-    return "[" + bot_name_from_email(email) + "]" +
+    return "[]" +
            "\nemail=" + email +
            "\nkey=" + api_key +
            "\nsite=" + page_params.realm_uri +
diff --git a/templates/zerver/api/deploying-bots.md b/templates/zerver/api/deploying-bots.md
index 407c9490dd..6b1964560b 100644
--- a/templates/zerver/api/deploying-bots.md
+++ b/templates/zerver/api/deploying-bots.md
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ pip install zulip_botserver
 
 1. Open the `flaskbotrc`. It should contain one or more sections that look like this:
    ```
-   [foo]
+   []
    email=foo-bot@hostname
    key=dOHHlyqgpt5g0tVuVl6NHxDLlc9eFRX4
    site=http://hostname