diff --git a/packages/nx/src/daemon/client/client.ts b/packages/nx/src/daemon/client/client.ts
index 6ee00817aa1052..d495db8159f49e 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/daemon/client/client.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/daemon/client/client.ts
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ export class DaemonClient {
 
   private closeConnection() {
     this.socketMessenger.close();
-    this._connected = false;
   }
 
   private setUpConnection() {
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/hasher/file-hasher.ts b/packages/nx/src/hasher/file-hasher.ts
index be1b510d3b9947..e78c1698a518dd 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/hasher/file-hasher.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/hasher/file-hasher.ts
@@ -9,11 +9,6 @@ import { NativeFileHasher } from './native-file-hasher';
 
 function createFileHasher(): FileHasherBase {
   try {
-    const dotEnv: typeof import('dotenv') = require('dotenv');
-    try {
-      dotEnv.config();
-    } catch {}
-
     if (
       !process.env.NX_NON_NATIVE_HASHER ||
       process.env.NX_NON_NATIVE_HASHER != 'true'