"Phantom" email accounts - how to delete?

I have OS X Yosemite and use the built in mail app. I am am having trouble sending email via my Yahoo! mail account.
I regularly get a popup message asking for my password.
After several attempts I brought up the Mail Connection Doctor and noticed two extra "Yahoo! SMTP" servers that Mail couldn't connection to.
I then removed my Yahoo mail account via System Preferences->Internet Accounts and went back to the Mail Connection Doctor and noticed that Mail was still trying to use these "Phantom" accounts.
How can I get rid of them as it is clearly the problem I'm having tring to send mail.
Thanks!
David

Solved my problem.
For anyone interested here's what I did to remove the extra SMTP accounts.
1. In the OS X Mail app go to Preferences->Accounts.
2. Pick any account, e.g., iCloud.
3. Then in Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) select Edit SMTP Server List.
4. Now remove any extra SMTP servers that you don't want.
David

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