diff --git a/GUI/js/mods.js b/GUI/js/mods.js
index cba5f67..4524a98 100644
--- a/GUI/js/mods.js
+++ b/GUI/js/mods.js
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ let modsTotalPages = 1;
 
 export async function initModsManager() {
   try {
-    if (window.electronAPI && window.electronAPI.getEnvVar) {
-      console.log('Loaded API Key:', CF_API_KEY ? 'Yes' : 'No');
-    }
+    console.log('Loaded API Key:', CF_API_KEY ? 'Yes' : 'No');
   } catch (err) {
     console.error('Failed to load API Key:', err);
   }
diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index e67923a..543a9c1 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 const path = require('path');
-require('dotenv').config({ path: path.join(__dirname, '.env') });
 const { app, BrowserWindow, ipcMain, dialog, shell } = require('electron');
 const { autoUpdater } = require('electron-updater');
 const fs = require('fs');
@@ -931,10 +930,6 @@ ipcMain.handle('get-local-app-data', async () => {
   return process.env.LOCALAPPDATA || path.join(os.homedir(), 'AppData', 'Local');
 });
 
-ipcMain.handle('get-env-var', async (event, key) => {
-  return process.env[key];
-});
-
 ipcMain.handle('get-user-id', async () => {
   try {
     const { getOrCreatePlayerId } = require('./backend/launcher');
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1b1fcf7..25ffa20 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@
       "preload.js",
       "backend/**/*",
       "GUI/**/*",
-      "package.json",
-      ".env"
+      "package.json"
     ],
     "win": {
       "target": [
diff --git a/preload.js b/preload.js
index b31d382..330c0fc 100644
--- a/preload.js
+++ b/preload.js
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('electronAPI', {
   openGameLocation: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('open-game-location'),
   saveSettings: (settings) => ipcRenderer.invoke('save-settings', settings),
   loadSettings: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('load-settings'),
-  getEnvVar: (key) => ipcRenderer.invoke('get-env-var', key),
   getLocalAppData: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('get-local-app-data'),
   getModsPath: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('get-mods-path'),
   loadInstalledMods: (modsPath) => ipcRenderer.invoke('load-installed-mods', modsPath),