diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 9840ef62..63a8865a 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# make one like so https://docs.langflow.org/api-keys-and-authentication#langflow-secret-key
-LANGFLOW_SECRET_KEY=
 # flow id from the the openrag flow json
 FLOW_ID=1098eea1-6649-4e1d-aed1-b77249fb8dd0
 # Set a strong admin password for OpenSearch; a bcrypt hash is generated at