diff --git a/section7-kickstart-solc-0.8.9/ethereum/factory.js b/section7-kickstart-solc-0.8.9/ethereum/factory.js
index 55f8690..2a30ec8 100644
--- a/section7-kickstart-solc-0.8.9/ethereum/factory.js
+++ b/section7-kickstart-solc-0.8.9/ethereum/factory.js
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import web3 from "./web3";
 import CampaignFactory from "./build/CampaignFactory.json";
 
-require("dotenv").config();
-
 const instance = new web3.eth.Contract(
   CampaignFactory.abi,
   process.env.CAMPAIGN_FACTORY_ADDRESS,
diff --git a/section7-kickstart-solc-0.8.9/ethereum/web3.js b/section7-kickstart-solc-0.8.9/ethereum/web3.js
index 8a9c02c..f60d537 100644
--- a/section7-kickstart-solc-0.8.9/ethereum/web3.js
+++ b/section7-kickstart-solc-0.8.9/ethereum/web3.js
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import Web3 from "web3";
 
-require("dotenv").config();
-
 let web3;
 
 if (typeof window !== "undefined" && typeof window.ethereum !== "undefined") {