diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2563673..2e35c44 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
     "axios": "^0.25.0",
     "browser-or-node": "^1.3.0",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
-    "dotenv": "^16.3.1",
     "entities": "^4.4.0",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "express-validator": "^6.10.0",
diff --git a/src/fetcher/index.js b/src/fetcher/index.js
index 172cd61..66fe0af 100644
--- a/src/fetcher/index.js
+++ b/src/fetcher/index.js
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
-import dotenv from 'dotenv'
-dotenv.config()
-
 export * as activitypub from './activitypub.js'
 export * as dns from './dns.js'
 export * as graphql from './graphql.js'
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 31245ac..e677f22 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1583,11 +1583,6 @@ dot-case@^3.0.4:
     no-case "^3.0.4"
     tslib "^2.0.3"
 
-dotenv@^16.3.1:
-  version "16.3.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.3.1.tgz#369034de7d7e5b120972693352a3bf112172cc3e"
-  integrity sha512-IPzF4w4/Rd94bA9imS68tZBaYyBWSCE47V1RGuMrB94iyTOIEwRmVL2x/4An+6mETpLrKJ5hQkB8W4kFAadeIQ==
-
 ee-first@1.1.1:
   version "1.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ee-first/-/ee-first-1.1.1.tgz#590c61156b0ae2f4f0255732a158b266bc56b21d"